The Bachelorette Party | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Category: EBooks
List Price: $10.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 74211
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
ASIN: B001BJ6RQ0
Publication Date: June 24, 2008
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Product Description
"You will laugh, cry, and celebrate while connecting with this story of irreplaceable friendships, personal transformation, and the flip side of love. An enlightening and very enjoyable read." -Hill Harper, actor and author of Letters to a Young Brother Investment banker Nicole Lawson is about to marry her romantic equal: a gentle, handsome doctor with whom she has fallen madly in love. And her closest friends-all tight since high school-want to see Nicole go down the aisle in style. They come together to shower her with lavish gifts, good wishes, a hot stripper, humor that pushes the envelope, and plenty of cocktails. It is shaping up to be a fabulous night-until their friend Tisha, who one of the women believes is being abused by her husband, surprises the group by showing up dressed to kill and ready to party. And soon they're in for even bigger surprises. The arrival of an uninvited guest suddenly turns the once lively mood into one of somber introspection. In time, everyone is sharing tears and fears, and shocking one another with stories none of them can believe they've managed to keep to themselves for so long. But the night doesn't end there. Another knock at the door brings the deepest secret of all-one that will test the loyalties and wits of every tough and tender woman in the room. "This story really grabs you and never lets go until the very last line. Readers will get so involved that they will do everything but get up and testify: 'Oh yes!' " -Loretta Devine, actress
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 A great play & a great book... July 25, 2008
I had the privilege to see the stage production of "The Bachelorette Party", while visiting Los Angeles. It was an amazingly funny, heartfelt and well acted play. The performers were on their game and were directed beautifully by Don Welch. The audience stood and applauded loudly when the play finished.
Deep down, as much as I liked the play, I had always felt there were some elements of "backstory" that could not be told in a one set 90 minute play. Elements that I would have loved to have been aware of to learn why different characters acted certain ways. There were several characters in the production and each had very distinct and different personalities. Why, if they all grew up together?
The novel, "The Bachelorette Party", wonderfully answers all my questions. The novel gives great details and backstory, all the while never taking away the story and humor of the stage production I saw. Each character was fleshed out perfectly. Even a few less desirable or hateful characters had reasons for how they acted. Though I did not agree with the bad things they did, or the hurt they caused others, I understood and almost sympathized with them because of their backstory. THAT is good writing.
Don Welch has done a great job writing a stage play and a novel. I look forward to seeing more plays from him, as well as future novels.
Great summer read... July 23, 2008
This is an excellent adaptation from the hit stage play, "The Bachelorette Party". I enjoyed the book thoroughly from cover to cover. I don't why the other person wrote such a negative review of this book. I think they must have read something else. Funny, poignant...this is a must-read. Essence Magazine was right! They are the reason I purchased the book.
 DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY July 7, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I see that this book was based on a play. I sure do hope that the play was better than the book. People often say that the book is better than the movie or play. NOT IN THIS CASE. It really sucked. The only reason that I went ahead and read it was because I wasted my $14.00. The only reason why I purchased it in the first place was because this was one of the Summer picks in Essence magazine.
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