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Perfectly Plum: Unauthorized Essays on the Life, Loves, and Other Disasters of Stephanie Plum, Trenton Bounty Hunter

Overview

** COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED **Speculating about the cultural metaphors in Janet Evanovich's wildly popular mystery series (which includes 11 books, from One for the Money to Eleven on Top), this anthology takes a look at lingerie-buyer-turned-bounty-hunter Stephanie Plum and catalogs her bad luck with cars (she's blown up quite a few), her good luck with men, her unorthodox approach to weapon storage, and the rich tapestry of her milieu: Trenton, New Jersey, also known as The Burg. The contributors praise the way the series smartly spoofs that familiar chick-lit epiphany--I have a bad job and what I really want is a good man!--in "Bounty Hunting as a Metaphor for Dating," "Why Stephanie Should Quit Her Job . . . but Never Will," and "Nothing Better than a Bad Boy Gone Good." Several essays veer from the chick-lit perspective and focus instead on the comic theme of luck and chance that ties Stephanie to the barroom gamblers and gangster meanies of her home town in "Luck of the Italian?: Skill Versus Chance."
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Author Information

Leah Wilson

Leah Wilson is the editor of Perfectly Plum and Welcome to Wisteria Lane and the coeditor of James Bond in the 21st Century and Mapping the World of Harry Potter. She lives in Dallas.

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Product Details

  • Published by

    Benbella Books

  • Publish Date

    May 31, 2007 

  • Print ISBN

    1933771046

  • eBook ISBN

    9781935251187

  • Imprint

    Benbella Books

  • Filesize

    673.60 KB

  • Number of Print Pages*

    240

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