MANCHESTER VS. MANHATTAN

Ah…New York City…The Big Apple…life would certainly be exciting there!

But wait…what do real people like us do there…they have children, careers and relationships…just like us.

The following stories, based on the above themes, all take place in Manhattan, but, in truth,

could take place in Manchester neighborhoods. All of these books are available at the Manchester Public Library.

PARENTING

What Do You Do All Day?...Amy Scheibe

The Ivy Chronicles...Karen Quinn

The Perfect Manhattan...Leanne Shear

Mothers and Sons...Paul Hond

Posh...Lucy Jackson

Class Mothers...Katherine Stewart

The Emperor’s Children...Claire Messud

Glamorous Disasters...Eliot Schrefer

Momzillas...Jill Kargman

Twenty-four Karat Kids...Judy Goldstein

Taxonomy of Barnacles...Galt Niederhoffer

Before You Know Kindness...Chris Bohjalian

And Baby Makes Two...Judy Sheehan

RELATIONSHIPS

Sparkle Life...Kara Linstrom

Brooklyn Follies...Paul Auster

Debutante Divorcee...Plum Sykes

To My Dearest Friends...Patricia Volk

The Whole World Over...Julia Glass

The Men I Didn’t Marry...Janice Kaplan

Slightly Engaged...Wendy Markham

The Good Life...Jay McInerney

Spin Doctors...Leslie Carroll

MacDougal Street Ghosts...Hesper Anderson

Love with Noodles...Harry I. Freund

The Thing About Jane Spring...Sharon Krum

Happiness Sold Separately...Libby Street

Love, Work, Children...Cheryl Mendelson

How I Stole Her Husband...Liz Ireland

Who Does She Think She Is?...Benilde Little

Recipes for a Perfect Marriage...Morag Prunty

The New Yorkers...Cathleen Schine

CAREERS

Closing Costs...Seth Margolis

Everyone Worth Knowing...Lauren Weisberger

Younger...Pamela Redmond Satran

Lipstick Jungle...Candace Bushnell

Pick Me Up...Zoe Rice

First Love...Adrienne Sharp

Beyond the Blonde...Kathleen Flynn-Hui

Rise and Shine...Anna Quindlen

Miss Understanding...Stephanie Lessing

Spin Control...Holly O’Dell

Elements of Style...Wendy Wasserstein

Pink Ghetto...Liz Ireland

Last Bite...Nancy Verde Bar

Because She Can...Bridie Clark

updated 7/7/07