- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Mills & Boon; 1 edition (15 Aug 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0373250312
- ISBN-13: 978-0373250318
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,630,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Obsessed with fitting into a size 8 Vera Wang wedding dress for her big day, newly engaged Evelyn Mays, an adorable brunette, soon becomes a willowly blonde--a transformation that leads to chaos when she makes new friends who encourage her to have "one last fling." Original. 150,000 first printing.
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Fsbulous Book- A great read,
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This review is from: Slim Chance (Red Dress Ink) (Paperback)
I was very impressed with Jackie Rose's debut novel "Slim Chance". The book is well written and enjoyable. Jackie Rose takes everything funny about weddings, family, in-laws, dieting and office jobs, and puts it into eloquent words. Slim Chance is a hilarious, sarcastic, and refreshing story that every woman should read!! Jackie Rose does such an excellent job at developing her characters that the reader finds themselves completely absorbed and not able to put the book down. This was a great book, I highly recommend it!
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3.4 out of 5 stars (30 customer reviews) 16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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A refreshingly honest and fun debut novel,
By Rian Montgomery "Rian Montgomery" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Slim Chance (Red Dress Ink) (Paperback)
I am deeply impressed with Jackie Rose's debut novel "Slim Chance". The main heroine, Evelyn Mays, has just been proposed to by her boyfriend, and although she says "yes", her life is suddenly thrown into a confusing chaotic mess. Evelyn decides she wants to be a glamorous, perfect size 8 bride, and joins a gym. However, nothing seems to go right for her. She spends too much money, flirts with her personal trainer, and grows more and more distant from her fiance. Not only that but she just can't seem to find the strength to hold onto her fast-sinking job. Jackie Rose did a great job of introducing a totally believable character in Evelyn. Evelyn is so perfectly imperfect and disorganized that the reader will just love her and be able to empathize greatly with her! One will be unable to put this book down. This is definitely one of the best Red Dress Ink books out there. 15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Weight Loss Journey - what every girl and bride goes through,
By Beth D. "cincy_girl" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Slim Chance (Red Dress Ink) (Paperback)
Evie completely freaks out when long-time boyfriend, Bruce, proposes to her at work. She is the envy of her friends and co-workers, but Evie is not sure about the whole marriage thing. She has a mother that completely pushes her over the edge, a mother-in-law that will never approve of her, a deep dark family secret that is revealed at the engagement party, a shopping habit that keeps the creditors calling, and a job she hates with a passion. Soon her obsession with losing enough weight to fit into her Vera Wang "perfect size 8" goes out of control and takes over her world. She pushes away her friends and, most importantly, Bruce.This book drew me in as Evie hit the lowest of her life. Her weight loss obsession struck a chord with me since we seem to be a country consumed with weight obsession. "Slim Chance" is a great book that will make you realize how selfish we can all be. 17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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SLIM CHANCE is a funny, poignant and unusual relationship,
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Slim Chance (Red Dress Ink) (Paperback)
After living with Bruce happily for six years in their Brooklyn apartment, Evelyn is totally unprepared when he barges into a meeting at her workplace and romantically proposes to her in front of her colleagues and bosses. After saying yes, she bursts into tears and runs into the ladies room where she promptly throws up. After she has time to think, she knows she wants to lose weight for the wedding even though Brick loves her exactly the way she is.At a special sale, she buys a size eight Vera Wang wedding dress even though she wears a fourteen. She signs up at a gym and spends a fortune on a personal trainer. Losing weight has become such an obsession with her that it is all she thinks about and as a result her relationship with Bruce deteriorates. Strangely enough the more weight she loses, the more her connection with he beloved Bruce weakens until she finally does the one thing that could permanently push the man she truly loves into leaving her. SLIM CHANCE is a funny, poignant and unusual relationship drama in which the reader simultaneously feels sorry for and angry with the heroine. Bruce is a decent intelligent person who (along with the audience) is totally bewildered by his fiancée's mood swings and obsessions to the point that he wonders (like readers) if this relationship need to end. Jackie Rose has written a realistic tale that is both believable and fun to read. This is an ideal beach novel. Harriet Klausner |
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