Made in Manhattan (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Central Park Pact comes a reverse My Fair Lady for the modern era about a pampered and privileged Manhattan socialite who must teach an unpolished and denim-loving nobody from the Louisiana Bayou how to fit in with the upper crust of New York City. Perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Sally Thorne.
Violet Townsend has always been a people pleaser. Raised in the privileged world of Upper East Side Manhattan, she always says the right things, wears the right clothes, and never rocks the boat. Violet would do anything for the people closest to her, especially her beloved grandmother. So when she asks Violet to teach the newly-discovered grandson of her friend how to fit in with New York City’s elite, Violet immediately agrees. Her goal? To get Cain Stone ready to take his place as heir to his family company…but to say he’s not exactly an eager student is an understatement.
Born and raised in rural Louisiana and now making his own way in New Orleans, Cain Stone is only playing along for the paycheck at the end. He has no use for the grandmother he didn’t know existed and no patience for the uppity Violet’s attempts to turn him into a suit-wearing, museum-attending gentleman.
But somewhere amidst antagonistic dinner parties and tortured tux fittings, Cain and Violet come to a begrudging understanding—and the uptight Violet realizes she’s not the only one doing the teaching. As she and Cain begin to find mutual respect for one another (and maybe even something more), Violet learns that blindly following society’s rules doesn’t lead to happiness…and that sometimes the best things in life come from the most unexpected places.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
An Upper East Side princess’s picture-perfect world gets shaken up by a scruffy Southern visitor in this wildly fun listen. Violet Townsend’s polished background has made her a model socialite and the perfect right-hand woman to her late grandmother’s best friend, Edith. Edith is the CEO of a major company, and she’s also the only family Violet has left. So when the older woman discovers she has a grandson—and decides to leave him the entire business—Violet is understandably unhappy about being tasked with whipping Cain, the Louisiana-born golden boy, into New York high-society shape. We were charmed by the crude but charismatic Cain, especially as he slowly gets Violet to question her satisfaction with her current life. Narrator Sura Siu does a great job of depicting each character’s accent, highlighting their contrasting worlds. Made in Manhattan is an uplifting testament to taking chances—because we all deserve to be loved for who we are.
Customer Reviews
Loved this book!
I enjoyed the audiobook! The characters and narrator were great. I felt like a tourist in NY and New Orleans - loved that part! Great story of learning about yourself and changing!
Boring
Boring and predictable. Would not recommend
5 Stars!!!
So fun and cute! Loved every second!