Shopgirl

By Steve Martin,

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'A delicate, poignant modern romance about a shy shopgirl' Richard Corliss

Mirabelle Buttersfield spends her days selling expensive evening gloves in Beverly Hills' finest store, and her nights watching television and drawing darkly gothic pictures.

Adrift in the world and lonely, she has few customers, so spends most of her…

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1 author picked Shopgirl as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I lived in Palm Springs for a long time. My husband and I loved to go to Los Angeles, where we would roam the neighborhoods.

My favorite book about Los Angeles is Shopgirl a thin novel written by Steve Martin, yes that Steve Martin, the actor. I love his writing; it is so spare he doesn’t waste a word. What happens when new-to-the-city aspiring artist Miabelle begins to date the wealthy older Ray Porter.

This book isn’t about how to marry a millionaire but an honest look that captures the loneliness mixed with exhilaration that a young woman faces when…

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