51/50THE MAGICAL ADVENTURES OF A SINGLE LIFE

Book ID/图书代码： 07633010B38343

English Summary/英文概要： After years of living the LA high life, Kristen McGuiness found herself single, sober, and seriously questioning whether she was destined to be alone. How hard could it be to find a guy whose hand she could hold at the movie theater, whose name she could put down as her emergency contact at the doctor’s office, and who would know when to tell her she’s beautiful? And more than that—where was that euphoric full-body tingle spurred only by being in love?

So she did what any single, newly sober thirty-year-old would do: made a pact to go on 51 dates in 50 weeks. Giving fate the middle finger, she decided that if the perfect guy wasn’t going to walk into her life, she’d find him herself. Using The Onion’s online personals, a sympathetic boss, weekly meetings for recovering addicts, a magical spiritual healer, and good old fashioned blind dates arranged by friends, she embarks on a whirlwind carousel of men she might not normally classify as potential mates.

Her initial plan of landing a man by simply increasing the odds quickly blossomed into more than just coffee with strangers. The experiences became truth-seeking missions, journeys into her problem-riddled past, and spiritual adventures in fear and faith. Of course, she meets a lot of men, but she also discovers unexpected moments of pain and joy within her own family: her divorced mother, incarcerated father, crazy Italian grandmother, and two middle-aged uncles (one conservative, the other gay). And in the end, her attempts to find love lead her to find herself.

At times heart-breaking and laugh-out-loud hilarious, Kristen McGuiness’s witty, brutally honest writing gives a valuable true-life spin on Bridget Jones and Sex and the City. 51/50 is a gripping read that will inspire others to follow her courageous search for love.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 51 (dates)/50(weeks)
在《BJ單身日記》後一本深刻描繪都會女性，真實又辛辣幽默的生活經驗。
連伊莉莎白．吉兒伯特《享受吧！一個人的旅行》、甘蒂絲‧布希內兒《欲望城市》、妮•拉夢特《幽默與勇氣 - 一個單親媽媽的育兒日記》，都會甘拜下風的都會故事。

對Kristen McGuiness來說，約會是一場華麗的冒險。
辦事能力強，人好相處，會燒菜做飯，但卻邁入30歲的Kristen，發現自己快要變成敗犬，總是孤單寡人獨自在洛杉磯打滾了幾年，突然之間發現自己少了一個伴侶，沒有男伴可以陪她在週末看場電影，如果生病或是出了意外沒有人可以當她的緊急聯絡人，要是老了以後，會不會因為沒有男人就後悔，要是老了還找不到真愛，該怎麼辦？為了愛情，Kristen決定主動出擊。
本書書目由第一場約會到最後第51場約會，Kristen以幽默又啟發人心的筆觸感想，道盡對男人種種想法的觀察和發現，描述她與男人相處之間產生的寂寞、疏離、喜樂，種種內心世界。(Chris)

Awards/获奖情况：Advance Praise for 51/50:
“Dating is something every woman has to do, but it’s so much more fun to read about Kristen doing it, and living to tell about it so hilariously, than actually having to suffer through it yourself. Thank you, sister.”---Heather McDonald, comedian and author of You’ll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again

“Never has the quest for love and sobriety seemed so hilariously poignant. A fizzy cocktail of Bridget Jones with a splash of A Million Little Pieces, Kristen McGuiness has bared her soul to give us a refreshing portrait of a young woman hell-bent on finding the perfect guy—only to find herself along the way.”---Kirsten Smith, co-screenwriter of Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You, and The Ugly Truth; author of The Geography of Girlhood

“Any woman who can go on fifty-one dates stone-cold sober is showing pluck that can’t be ignored. Kristen McGuiness has concocted a truly terrific read.”---Deanna Kizis, author of How to Meet Cute Boys and Finishing Touches

“As a woman who’s been dating in Los Angeles for five years—sober—I do miss the ‘beer goggles.’ If you aren’t using booze to get through it, baby, you better laugh, or cry. This book will have you doing both.”---Lisa Ann Walter, actress and comedian

Rights sold: 韩国，台湾

About the Author/作者介绍： 現為洛杉磯非營利機構，為弱勢團體募款的Kristen McGuiness，曾經在多家大出版商工作過，包含St. Martin’s Press、Simon & Schuster、Harper Collins，也曾是電影製片的創意總監，她的螢幕處女秀劇本已獲得電影公司的青睞。《51/50》是她的第一本作品，文筆不但媲美許多紐約時報暢銷作家，本書也獲得前藍燈書屋(Random House)資深編輯Dan Smetanka的肯定而出版成書。Kristen也成為美國多位女星和讀者最受喜愛的作家之一。

Format:TRADE PAPERBACK

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

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