cover image Complications

Complications

Prince. Dutton Books, $16.95 (246pp) ISBN 978-0-525-24620-6

This engaging first novel is told from an unusual point of view. The story of three Manhattan career women searching for love is narrated by an expert in the field, Prince Charming. For years, Susan, an attorney, has put most of her energy into achieving partnership at her law firm. Marcy, with her rare ability to predict food trends, has become one of the city's hottest caterers. The most beautiful of the three, Lizzie, is an actress who has yet to achieve success. With Prince Charming as guide and commentator, the reader follows the romantic trials of this likable trio. Conservative Susan cannot understand why she is attracted to Michael, a street-performing mime. Lizzie, always on the edge of poverty, craves the security offered by Susan's staid law partner, Ernest, and Marcy puts her hopes in a video-dating service. Thomas writes whimsically and often hilariously, about life among upscale urban singles. (March)