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Made in Manhattan

by Lauren Layne
Sura Siu
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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.

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    January 18, 2022

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      • ISBN: 9781797138633
      • File size: 198321 KB
      • Duration: 06:53:10

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 15, 2021
      Layne (To Sir, with Love) brings a light touch to this delightful, gender-swapped My Fair Lady tale in which the city itself is a nuanced character. Manhattan socialite Violet Townsend occupies herself with charity engagements, volunteer work, and helping family friend Edith Rhodes, the soon-to-be retired CEO of a global conglomerate, to manage her daily affairs. It all fills her time, but it doesn’t fill her heart, something she only discovers after meeting Edith’s long-lost grandson, Cain Stone, who’s poised to inherit Edith’s company. Rough-around-the-edges Cain is already well established in New Orleans, and he’s not super interested in getting the polish Edith and Violet think he needs to please the company’s board of directors. As Violet takes him under her wing, she learns that under his gruff exterior lies sweetness and charm. Their growing connection combined with Cain’s kindness to Violet’s dog is sure to tug readers’ heartstrings. Layne has a skill for building unique heroines, and Violet, who has anxiety about expressing herself stemming from losing her family at a young age, adds depth to this contemporary. Layne’s fans are sure to be pleased. Agent: Nicole Resciniti, the Seymour Agency.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      A flipped version of MY FAIR LADY features New York socialite Violet Townsend, who is trying to give New Orleans native Cain Stone a "takeover makeover" as he aspires to run his grandmother's international corporation. Narrator Sura Siu gives Violet round, precise tones that reflect her controlled existence, even as her thoughts about the irrepressible Cain are anything but orderly. Siu voices Cain with a slight drawl and takes advantage of his playful, often sarcastic, humor as he fights with Violet to keep his identity. Siu successfully indicates their chemistry and Violet's personal growth as she begins to question her long-held convictions. Siu's enunciation, and the production itself, are not always crisp. But these are slight distractions in an endearing opposites-attract audio. C.A. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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