Q: What is Girls in White Dresses about?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An “addictive, thoughtful” novel (Entertainment Weekly) that brings us through the thrilling, bewildering years of early adulthood while pulling us inside the circle of three friends, perfectly capturing the wild frustrations and soaring joys of modern life. Isabella, Mary, and Lauren feel like everyone they know is getting married. On Sunday after Sunday, at bridal shower after bridal shower, they coo over toasters, collect ribbons and wrapping paper, eat minuscule sandwiches and cakes. They wear pastel dresses and drink champagne by the case, but amid the celebration these women have their own lives to contend with: Isabella is working a dead-end job, Mary is dating a nice guy with an awful mother, and Lauren is waitressing at a midtown bar and wondering why she's attracted to the sleazy bartender.

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What is Girls in White Dresses about?

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An “addictive, thoughtful” novel (Entertainment Weekly) that brings us through the thrilling, bewildering years of early adulthood while pulling us inside the circle of three friends, perfectly capturing the wild frustrations and soaring joys of modern life.

Isabella, Mary, and Lauren feel like everyone they know is getting married. On Sunday after Sunday, at bridal shower after bridal shower, they coo over toasters, collect ribbons and wrapping paper, eat minuscule sandwiches and cakes. They wear pastel dresses and drink champagne by the case, but amid the celebration these women have their own lives to contend with: Isabella is working a dead-end job, Mary is dating a nice guy with an awful mother, and Lauren is waitressing at a midtown bar and wondering why she's attracted to the sleazy bartender.

Question 2

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Girls in White Dresses?

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Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre

Question 3

Where can I read a sample of Girls in White Dresses?

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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780385676427

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Is Girls in White Dresses part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

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Yes it is a part of series Vintage Contemporaries

Question 5

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Girls in White Dresses?

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Jennifer Close

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Who is the Publisher of the book Girls in White Dresses?

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

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Girls in White Dresses is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780385676427) and hardcover(ISBN 9780307596857) and paperback(ISBN 9780307743695) and paperback(ISBN 9780385676441) and ebook(ISBN 9780307700414) and ebook(ISBN 9780385676434) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780307939333) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780307939357) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780307939340) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780307939326)

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