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Shopgirl

  • 2000 first published
  • 130 pages
  • ★ 2.8 (4 ratings)
  • 10 editions

Steve Martin's Shopgirl (2000) is a paranormal romance and angel fiction novella. Much of the action takes place in Beverly Hills, Calif.. Characters include Mirabelle and Ray Porter. It deals with department stores, young women, medication abuse and retail Stores.

Open Library readers give it an average of 2.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 16 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.

It runs to roughly 130 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Shopgirl

"Mirabelle is the "shopgirl" of the title, a young woman, beautiful in a wallflowerish kind of way, who works behind the glove counter at Neiman Marcus "selling things that nobody buys anymore..."" "Slightly lost, slightly off-kilter, very shy, Mirabelle charms because of all that she is not: not glamorous, not aggressive, not self-aggrandizing. Still, there is something about her that is irresistible.". "Mirabelle captures the attention of Ray Porter, a wealthy businessman almost twice her age. As they tentatively embark on a relationship, they both struggle to decipher the language of love - with consequences that are both comic and heartbreaking."--BOOK JACKET.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Mirabelle
  • Ray Porter

Subjects

  • Humorous stories
  • Department stores
  • Young women
  • Medication abuse
  • Clerks, Retail trade
  • Retail Stores
  • Manners and customs
  • Love stories
  • Humorous
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Beverly Hills, Calif.
  • Contemporary Romance
  • Los Angeles, Calif.

Quick answers

Who wrote Shopgirl?

Shopgirl was written by Steve Martin and first published in 2000.

What genre is Shopgirl?

It is usually shelved as Paranormal Romance and Angel Fiction.

How long is Shopgirl?

The median edition has 130 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Shopgirl?

Readers who like it often enjoy River's End, Summer Island and Secrets.

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