BACHELOR DEGREE is as much a mother-daughter story as it
is a finding-Mr.-Right story, and both stories are
delightful.
Divorcee and art gallery assistant curator Samantha
Krasner, at 38, has a handle on her life. Except for her
twice-widowed mother, who is on a hunt to find a Mr. Right
for both of them, and defies control. The only way
Samantha can get around her mother's constant pushiness is
to find a man herself. She does when she meets Blake
Hamilton, the hottest new European artist, one that
Samantha's overbearing boss must have for their gallery.
Samantha and Blake develop a hot and heavy long-distance
romance, of which her mother approves even though she sets
Samantha up with New York's most eligible OB/GYN for an
appointment and hopefully much more. Samantha, wise,
aware and so very snarky, knows there's something just off
kilter with both of these men. But it's not until after
she is completely enthralled, when long-held secrets and
lies erupt, that she discovers just what that is.
If you can't get enough of the New York scene and
attitude, you'll completely enjoy BACHELOR DEGREE, as I
did. Even if you'd prefer to dial the snark back a wee
bit, you'll find a fun, fast-paced story about a woman
who's looking for love and been around enough to know what
she wants yet possesses a reasonable degree of caution,
and who has learned over the years how to manage her
relationship with her domineering mother in a way that
works for her.
“Underneath it all–designer clothes and moxie aside–my
mother was more than any daughter should ever have to
handle.” - from Bachelor Degree
Strolling
the city sidewalks of Manhattan’s posh Upper East Side are a
bevy of well-dressed, attractive, and notably eligible
single men, but can Samantha Krasner snag one before the
competition does? Finding Mr. Right would certainly help
keep her mother at bay. After all, the only thing separating
their two apartments is Central Park. Not big
enough.
A successful gallery diva who must answer to
a boss from hell, thirty-eight-year-old Samantha nonetheless
finally feels as if she’s leading her own life. But the
ever-hovering, smothering Madeleine Krasner-Wolfe, a
twice-divorced and filthy rich force of nature, always seems
to have advice for her daughter about everything from
fashion and beauty regimens to men.
When Samantha
signs up the new rising star of the art world, Blake
Hamilton, Madeleine immediately sees him as a prospective
son-in-law. Hoping to help her daughter land a husband
before it’s too late, Madeleine launches a flirt campaign
that both infuriates and enthralls Samantha– compelling her
to finally take action. From the toniest penthouses of Park
Avenue to the trendiest SoHo lofts, Samantha is on a
mission–if only her mother would get out of the
way.
Praise for Judith Marks-White’s
Seducing Harry:
“Judith Marks-White
writes with lashings of humor and a healthy dose of cynicism
laced with sweetness.” –Jane Green, author of Second
Chance
“The literary equivalent of a bon bon . .
. the perfect book to wedge between all those weighty Booker
Prize-winning reads piled up by the
bedside.” –Elle.com
“[Marks-White] has a
sharp eye for absurdity and excess.” –The Boston Globe
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