The Patrons edition by Daniella Brodsky Literature Fiction eBooks
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Editorial Reviews of Daniella Brodsky’s novels
“This is so much fun!” - #1 New York Times Bestseller Nora Roberts
“A super fun read with everything you could want . . .” - #1 New York Times Bestseller Meg Cabot
"You'll get a kick out of Brodsky's books."-NY Post
"Readers will simply love Lane and her wild imagination." -Booklist
“ . . . powerful stuff and also very funny.” – Sydney Morning Herald
“ . . . poignantly humorous and touching.” – Herald Sun
“ . . . you’ll be cheering her on as she loosens her tight grip on the past and embraces a life on her own two feet.” – Women’s Weekly
THE PATRONS
It’s a simple exchange; but it changes everything. “This is my card,” he said. “You call me whenever you need to.” A saucy romp through the nation’s capital is the most entertaining way yet to take the topic of starving artistry to a practical, raw level. Maybe in the old days they had it right if you want to make pure, quality art, what you need is a patron.
Two nights ago, in the wake of her father’s fatal diagnosis, Joanie Price told her husband she was leaving him in a Connecticut PC Richards, drove without a plan to DC, and didn’t tell a soul. Her husband proceeded to empty the bank accounts.
“Have you thought of how many men would enjoy your company in this town?”
And so it begins. Compulsively readable, it’s wickedly enjoyable to see ourselves in Joanie’s shoes, and as we do, her erotic experiment hurtles us through a story of self-discovery that’s transformative, witty and enduring.
Daniella Brodsky is the author of six novels published by Penguin, Random House, and Simon & Schuster, most recently, VIVIAN RISING and most famously DIARY OF A WORKING GIRL, which was adapted for the screen by Disney, starring Hilary Duff. She has also had a long career as a journalist and made a name for herself with THE GIRL’S GUIDE TO NEW YORK nightlife, back when she didn’t need a babysitter and a disco nap to stay out past seven. Daniella has taught fiction craft at the ANU and at her Captain Cook Studio. A native New Yorker and enthusiastic Australian, Daniella lives in North Queensland, where she teaches creative writing at James Cook University. Daniella was a Varuna fellowship recipient, and shortlisted for the Katharine Susannah Prichard Fellowship. www.daniellabrodsky.com.
The Patrons edition by Daniella Brodsky Literature Fiction eBooks
I will start by admitting that I thoroughly enjoy a good trashy romance and I guess that's kind of what I expected from this book. But it was more of a coming of age story, set at the time 8 years ago when our country sadly expected hope and change from a con artist who couldn't deliver. Our heroine comes to a lot of self realizations, via the medium of becoming a courtesan, but the sexual part of the story is really just a side note. I enjoyed our heroine very much, and most of the other characters were enjoyable if not all likable. Definitely a worthwhile read.Product details
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The Patrons edition by Daniella Brodsky Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
i don't really know how this book ended up on my radar-- the prose was well done, many interesting ideas about politics, art, sex, and the lives we choose to live. not what i was expecting. and the resolution left something to be desired.
Not a bad waste of time, if you want to read long essays about being your own person, not worrying about what others think, taking chances, interspersed with mild sex scenes. It does manage to stay away from preaching and you do empathize with the narrator, so not a bad waste of time. So, if all your reading is serious, this would be a good diversion, a good break in the routine.
I really liked this book because of its subject and the way the writer has tried to point out several "problems" issues with whats wrong with our society. Personal, political and even artistically we have managed to entrap ourselves in a self inflicted society of rules that is slowly killing all original thought and existence.
Didn't like this book. The author explained EVERYTHING in great detail. I skipped entire chapters just looking for a plot line & got nothing but descriptions of what the main character was looking at. The description of the book made it sound like it would be a great dicey story, but I was never able to get past the monotony of the descriptions. I quit reading when I got to 40% & still couldn't make out a story line.
It was a bit pretentious but interesting (though possibly not for the prudish, it wasn't overly graphic either).
It's a book about freedom. After her father's death, a woman leaves her middle class husband to find herself. She becomes a modern day courtesan, but does that make her free?
It's set against the backdrop of the 2008 American elections and delves into the philosophies around freedom, hope and change (which were all symbols Obama used that crop up again and again in the book). There's a lot of philosophising, some of it feels self-aggrandising and you just want her to get on with the plot but, hey, I did struggle to put it down so it can't be that bad ;)
This is one of those books where you aren't truly into it, but then when you go to move on, you head right back to this book. It sucked me into it in a way I didn't expect. It wasn't the type of story I usually read but the author really kept you wondering what the hell was going to happen next. I rather enjoyed it, but didn't quite realize it until I was halfway through the book.
did not expect to enjoy this book like i did. Author deals with "what is the meaning of life?" the answer if one cannot be an artist then one can support an artistic endeavor. the difference from crowd sourcing becomes obscure when a geisha becomes the cause celebre or poster child for need of patrons. this book forces the reader to confront morality laws regarding sexual conduct between consenting adults, one the artist the other the patron.
on a more shallow level, it is a darn good read.
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I will start by admitting that I thoroughly enjoy a good trashy romance and I guess that's kind of what I expected from this book. But it was more of a coming of age story, set at the time 8 years ago when our country sadly expected hope and change from a con artist who couldn't deliver. Our heroine comes to a lot of self realizations, via the medium of becoming a courtesan, but the sexual part of the story is really just a side note. I enjoyed our heroine very much, and most of the other characters were enjoyable if not all likable. Definitely a worthwhile read.
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