By: Jane Porter Publisher: Warner Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Warner Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 384 Publication Date: May 18, 2005
Product Description: Jane Porter makes a delightful mainstream debut with this funny and touching story about a woman who must begin again after her fairy tale marriage falls apart. Holly Bishop is the proverbial, small-town good girl. She always follows the rules, thinks of others first, and she never, ever makes mistakes. Until she marries the man she thought was her Prince Charming, who confesses on their honeymoon that he's not sexually attracted to her. Now, 14 months later, Holly's marriage is in the toilet, along with her self-esteem. Determined to start over, she moves to San Francisco, where she must navigate the landmines of dating in the big city. In the shadow of the Golden Gate and amid a population of wacky Bay Area eccentrics, Holly will discover that nice girls don't always finish last. In fact, they sometimes end up with everything they'd ever wanted.
who is reviewing these books, and can I get paid too to call didactic, cliche, diluted unpolished nonsense a good read. Save yourself the money and time. The only heroine was myself for actually making it through this book.
An enjoyable read! When I first started reading THE FROG PRINCE, I wasn't sure I'd like the heroine, Holly Bishop. Soon, I found myself cheering her on as she gradually sorted out her life issues and made her way from being deeply hurt to finding happiness. I loved how everything ended for her. I think there's a little bit of a `Holly Bishop' in all of us. My favorite part of the story occurred when Holly made a connection with her mother. It was very touching passage.
I found Jane Porter's THE FROG PRINCE an enjoyable read.
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A princess of a book turned into a frog... Everyone loves the story of the poor little waif who's swept from obscurity and poverty into the lap of luxury. This book tells what happens after the rice from the wedding is swept away -- and Prince Charming turns back into a frog.
Porter's book starts out well as Holly tries to come to terms with her divorce from the Prince, reinventing herself as a single woman-about-town in San Francisco. But about two-thirds of the way through the book, Porter seems to lose interest, summing up months of time in a paragraph or two. She never regains momentum, and the book lapses into diatribe after diatribe on the need for women to love themselves, the need for mothers to let their children go, and the need for men to see the "real" woman, not just the perfect makeup.
What started out with a bang ended in a whimper.
The Frog Price and Christianity As a Christian, I was very surprised by one of the reviewer's comments that THE FROG PRINCE isn't suitable for Christians or moral people. I totally disagree as Christians aren't fragile people who have to be protected from real life and real problems. I've read this book and I think Holly's charcter is typical of young women living in large cities today.
I like the fact that the author didn't surround Holly with perfect Christians. The characters in this novel are just normal people with different backgrounds, needs, and problems. Jesus didn't hang out with the holy rollers. He lived among those that needed love most. I think that's really the message the author of The Frog Prince is trying to get across to readers -- about learning to love, and accept yourself...and others.
I think THE FROG PRINCE is a wonderful book and I'm glad I got to meet Holly and her friends.
Cute, romantic, fun, charming.... I read this book a while ago and I really loved it. I could relate to the character so well and the writing was terrific. I can't wait to read another book from this author.
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