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When it Happens to You - Molly Ringwald
When it Happens to You
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Tales of love, loss, and betrayal are at the heart of When It Happens to You, the debut story collection from actress and author Molly Ringwald.A Hollywood icon, Ringwald defined the teenage experience in the eighties in such classic films as Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, and Sixteen... show more
Tales of love, loss, and betrayal are at the heart of When It Happens to You, the debut story collection from actress and author Molly Ringwald.A Hollywood icon, Ringwald defined the teenage experience in the eighties in such classic films as Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, and Sixteen Candles. Now the star of ABC Family’s hit series, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and author of the bestselling memoir Getting the Pretty Back, Ringwald brings that same compelling candor she displayed in her film roles to the unforgettable characters she has created in this series of linked stories about the particular challenges, joys, and disappointments of adult relationships.Here are stories that grapple with infertility and infidelity, fame and familial discord, in a magnificent collection that will resonate broadly with readers—from fans of Melissa Banks to Meg Wolitzer to Lorrie Moore. 
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780061809477 (0061809470)
Publisher: It Books
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
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the reading chronicles
the reading chronicles rated it
3.0 Molly Ringwald's When It Happens to You
When it happens to you, you will be surprised. That thing they say about how you knew all the time, but just weren't facing it? That might be the case, but nevertheless, there you will be.Molly Ringwald mines the complexities of modern relationships in this gripping and nuanced collection of interli...
Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it
5.0 When It Happens to You
A couple stories into When It Happens to You, it is easy to dismiss Molly Ringwald as nothing more than a celebrity author. Yes, she's a good writer—surprisingly good in fact—but she's not doing anything original. Those first couple stories reminded me all too much of the suppressed-woman-coming-of-...
florinda3rs
florinda3rs rated it
I’m not a big fan of the short story, generally speaking. I’m inclined to blame it on my high-school literature classes, where they made up the bulk of what we studied, but it’s probably more because I prefer to spend more time with the characters and situations that I meet in fiction, and by defini...
Lisa Likes Books
Lisa Likes Books rated it
3.0 When It Happens to You: A Novel in Stories
I was really interested in this book for two reasons:1. Molly Ringwald2. I love the idea of a book written in short stories.Molly Ringwald sure didn’t disappoint me with this one. (A lot of people are wary of books written by celebrities because, unless they have a ghostwriter, it will probably be s...
Jera's Jamboree
Jera's Jamboree rated it
When It Happens to You is unique. The short stories take us on an emotional journey through two main characters lives. They are linked with each one, even when they are not the main topic of the individual story but are peripheral characters. This connection running through makes the story whole. ...
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