The Frog Prince

Warner, 2005. Very Good. Holly Bishop is still reeling from the beating life has given her. She's on ly 25 and her short marriage is over. She moves to San Francisco, where she knows no one, and takes a job as an event planner. Her boss, Olivia, is mo del-thin and confident, everything Holly is not, and Olivia becomes so conc erned about Holly's despondency and lack of a social life that she takes he r under her wing. Slowly Holly rejoins the land of the living. She dates an ogre or two and still makes depressing late-night calls to her ex, but she is getting out there. Then her big event looms, and in spite of all her ha rd work, no one shows up. Aghast, Holly realizes that she's been sabotaged. Will this be the end of her job and any progress she's made in her self-es teem? Porter's tale is entertaining and witty as she tugs the heartstrings in a big way, and readers can't help but cheer Holly on.