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Being rich isn't quite as easy it looks. Just ask Melanie Sartomsky Korn --- she'll tell you. When this Florida flight attendant meets the billionaire of her dreams, Arthur Korn, "The Coffin King," she thinks all of her troubles are over. Little does she know they've only just begun.
What nobody told Melanie is that entrance into society, at least Park Avenue society, requires more than buckets full of money. It requires wearing the right clothes, saying the right thing and having the right connections, none of which Melanie has a clue about and makes painfully obvious with one faux pas after another. Whoever thought "marrying up" would be such hard work?
No matter how hard Melanie tries, the other "ladies" will not allow her to forget where she's come from, how she got there or that she most definitely is not one of them. It doesn't help that she's young and gorgeous and they're, um, well, they're not. It also doesn't help that she doesn't know which fork to use, what length and style of a dress to wear to an afternoon tea or whether or not fur is déclassé. Learning what is done and not done in the highest echelons of Manhattan society can be exhausting!
In spite of her struggles for acceptance, Melanie never stops trying. She goes on a decorating rampage, changes her wardrobe and even hires a PR firm all under the tutelage of her intimidating but ultimately endearing British butler, Mr. Guffey. With his help, she might just stand a chance.
As if Melanie wasn't nervous enough dealing with the society matrons, she also has to compete with the specter of her husband Arthur's ex-wife, Diandra. There is no shortage of those eager to sing Diandra's praises, leaving Melanie feeling more insecure than ever.
Just when she begins to see a glimmer of acceptance and success, Melanie does an interview with a local journalist that leaves what little reputation she had begun to build in tatters. She can either hide or fight. Welcome to this novel where trailer trash meets society snobs and the gloves are off.
If you love society, scandal and stories about the rich and the richer, look no further. THE RIGHT ADDRESS will fulfill your every need. The great thing about THE RIGHT ADDRESS is that everything works out in the end, although perhaps not in the expected manner. One word of warning though --- don't start reading this one until you have a day to yourself. I guarantee you won't want to put it down until you're finished and woe betide anyone who interrupts you!
Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman have created a winning novel in this collaboration. No one but a true insider could dish the dirt the way they do in THE RIGHT ADDRESS and with just the right amount of wit, humor and insight.
--- Reviewed by Amie Taylor
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