In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner

Author:Jennifer Weiner
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9780743418218
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2005-08-30T07:00:00+00:00

In Her Shoes 207

"Yeah," said Amy, "I imagine this might make Thanksgivings pretty awkward. So where is Little Miss Hot Pants?" "I don't know," Rose said dully. "With my father and Sydelle, I guess." "Well, then she's already suffering," said Amy. "Now, how about you?" "Oh, I'm suffering plenty," Rose said, and sighed, and poked at her scone. "What can I do?" Amy asked. Rose shrugged. "Nothing to give it but time, I guess," she said. "And retail therapy," said Amy, pulling Rose to her feet. "The mall beckons. It'll cheer you up. Come along." All afternoon, Amy and Rose walked through the King of Prussia Mall. Rose eventually managed to fill three shopping bags with things she didn't need, with anything that caught her eye and gave her even a second's hope that her life—that she herself—could be repaired. She bought exfoliating scrubs and moisturizing creams. She bought candles scented with lavender and a beef-basted rawhide bone and a two-hundred-dollar beaded evening bag. She bought lipsticks and lip glosses and lip liners, three pairs of shoes, and a red cashmere ankle-length skirt that she couldn't imagine ever actually wearing. Finally, she headed to the bookstore. "Self-help?" Amy asked. "Better Sex through Yoga? How to Snare Mr. Fabulous in Ten Sneaky Steps?" Rose laughed a little, shook her head, and located Current Fiction. Ten minutes later she'd amassed a stack of ten glossy paperbacks about women who found love, lost love, and then found it again. "Just remember, I've still got that anchovy paste, in case you change your mind," Amy said as they walked through the parking lot. "And if you want an impartial third party to give Miss Maggie May a talking-to." "You aren't impartial," said Rose. "Well, no," said Amy. "But I play impartial on TV." She looked at her watch. "Do you want me to come home with you? Or do you

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