In Her Shoes Movie Tie-In

Abridged
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Narrator: Karen Ziemba
Genres: Fiction, Comedy
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date: April 2005
Length: 5 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 4/5
Formats:
  • CD

Overview

Meet Rose Feller. She's thirty years old and a high-powered attorney with a secret passion for romance novels. She dreams of a man who will slide off her glasses, gaze into her eyes, and tell her that she's beautiful. She also dreams of getting her fantastically screwed-up little sister to get her life. together.

Meet Rose's sister, Maggie. Twenty-eight years old, drop-dead gorgeous and only occasionally employed. Although her dreams of big-screen stardom haven't progressed, Maggie dreams of fame and fortune -- and of getting her dowdy big sister to stick to a skin-care regime.

These two women with nothing in common but childhood tragedy, shared DNA, and the same size feet, are about to learn that their family is more different than they ever imagine, and that they're more alike, than they'd ever believe. In Her Shoes observes Rose and Maggie, the brain and the beauty, as they make journeys of discovery. Along the way, the'll encounter a wild cast of characters and they'll borrow shoes and clothes and boyfriends, and make peace with their most intimate enemies -- each other.

Funny and poignant, In Her Shoes will speak to anyone who has endured the bonds of big -- or little -- sisterhood, or longed for a life different from the one the world has dictated, and dreamed of trying something else on for size.

Reviews (3)

In Her Shoes

Written by Pam from Yorba Linda, CA on July 6th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

In her shoes was different than the movie, it was good. I would recommend it to all who have families that have a hard time connecting and forgiving. I enjoyed this book.

Girly Read

Written by Anonymous from Franconia, NH on April 3rd, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Easy to understand, and identify with. Family dynamics that are so dysfunctional, but true to life. Fun to listen to, and rewarding in the end.

In her Shoes

Written by Anonymous on March 5th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 1/5

This is one of the worst books ever. I couldn't finish it. It was so shallow and pointless I ddin't care what happened. I can't imagine watching the movie. Please don't waste your time with this one

Author Details

Author Details

Weiner, Jennifer

ennifer Weiner was born in 1970 on an army base in Louisiana. She grew up in Connecticut and graduated from Princeton University. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Central Pennsylvania, Lexington, Kentucky, and Philadelphia, before the publication of her first novel, GOOD IN BED, in 2001. She is the author of the novels IN HER SHOES (2002), which was turned into a major motion picture; LITTLE EARTHQUAKES, (2004), GOODNIGHT NOBODY (2005), the short story collection THE GUY NOT TAKEN (2006) and CERTAIN GIRLS (2008), the sequel to GOOD IN BED. There are more than 9 million copies of her books in print in 36 countries.

Jen has appeared on The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, The Martha Stewart Show and a number of defunct national talk shows that she suspects she killed just by showing up. Her work has appeared in Seventeen, Salon, Redbook, Glamour, Good Housekeeping, and Elle. She likes sunsets, sushi, and long walks on the beach, and wants the world to know that her last name is not pronounced exactly the way it’s spelled.