Novel I’ve Read: Shop Girl by Steve Martin
Shop Girl
By Steve Martin
It’s about a girl, twenty something, artist by heart but took a job as a waiter in gloves store (which was a boring place). Met a boyfriend, about the same age, but the relationship ended so soon; he was such a boring boy. Then suddenly a man, fifty something, a man who commuted between two cities, came to her life. This man is kind to her, very generous, helping her financial problems, but there was a lack: he was a type of man who could not commit to a relationship, and he admitted this to her. Although she said it was OK with a condition that he should tell her when he slept with other girl, apparently she was hurt he told her he just did.
Bored of her job and her relationship, she moved to other city working in an art gallery (secretary or receptionist). Relationship with The Man reduced to (or is it increased to) nice friendship, and amazingly the previous boy, having found new wisdoms, became The New Man.
Well the story is not as dull as my summary above, it is a good novel.
