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Authors: Claudia Carroll

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2. Daffy’s

Located on Herald Square and 34th Street, though mind you, there’s a bigger, better one at Lexington Avenue and East 57th.
Another discount store with the enticing slogan, ‘Dress in Prada for Next to Nada.’ Dontcha just love it? Well worth checking out, particularly for kids’ clothes and household stuff too.

Best for:
absolutely anything and everything. Something for everyone, really.

To be avoided:
if you’re a heterosexual male, and therefore have to be chloroformed to be dragged within a ten foot radius of a department store.

3. Lord & Taylor

Located at 484 5th Avenue and 38th Street.
Oooh, you’ll thank me for this one. A New York shopping institution popular among locals, and astonishingly, for such a well located store…nearly always tourist-free.

Best for:
anything from work clothes, to mid-priced stuff, all the way up to seriously trendy, catwalk-clobber altogether. You know, the sort of street-smart chic outfit you really only ever see on SJP, then wonder where she went to buy it. Here, more than likely.

To be avoided:
by no one I can think of. Even blokes will like Lord & Taylor, mainly because in spite of its central location in the dead centre of 5th Avenue, it’s always lovely and quiet. No queues, no crowds, no hassle.
Ever
. Oh, and another tip? Bring your passport along with you to guarantee yet another ten percent off your final price.

4. Just about anything beginning with a ‘B’

By which of course I mean the mighty triumvirate of Bloomingdale’s, Barneys and Bergdorf’s. Fabulous to stroll around and go people watching in, even if you don’t buy. Because trust me, these stores are priiiiiii-ceeeey. That aside, honest to God, you’ve never seen so much mink fur on such taut, pulled-back faces. What is it about plastic surgeons that makes everyone over the age of seventy in this town ultimately wind up looking like Joan Rivers?

Best for:
seeing how the other half live. And shop, of course.

To be avoided
: unless you’ve just happened to cash in on the winning Euromillions lottery. Put it this way, Jackie Kennedy did all her shopping at Bergdorf’s. That should tell you everything you need to know.

Eating Out

1. The Rockefeller Café at the Rockefeller Center

Just gorgeous and overlooks the ice skating rink in winter. Very reasonable too. And who knows, maybe after a few drinks you might think to hell with it, slap on a pair of ice skates and try your hand at becoming the next
Dancing on Ice
star. But let me know if you end up falling on your bum with half the restaurant gaping out at you, like I did.

2. Raoul’s Restaurant, 180 Prince Street, Soho

A French bistro, with – trust me – the best French fries in the city. This place always has a great buzz about it and there’s even a fortune-teller outside the ladies room, so while you’re queuing for the loo you can pass the time being told you’ll meet a tall, dark, handsome stranger…

3. The Tribeca Grill, 375 Greenwich Street

Fab restaurant, mid-priced, and owned by none other than Robert De Niro himself. Great for movie buffs as there’s all sorts of memorabilia from his films plastering the walls, so you’ll find yourself eating your burger with
Raging Bull
glowering back at you. Be warned though; just because De Niro owns the place doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be checking in your coat and asking you how you’re enjoying your stay. A mate of mine did actually think that, and ended up deeply disappointed.

4. Blue Fin, 1567 Broadway and Times Square

If you’re a
Sex and the City
fan, you might remember a scene where Big and Carrie meet for lunch and he tells her he’s getting married to Natasha. She then loses it and storms out as fast as her Jimmy Choos will carry her, and really, would you blame the girl? Anyway, that was all shot here in Blue Fin.

Achingly cool and full of be-suited, moneyed-types at the bar who can be found checking out the talent, particularly on a Friday night. Great for singles but not so great if you’re on a date, mainly because there’s a high chance you could meet someone else at the bar while you’re there. After all, this is New York, and anything is possible…

Touristy Must-Dos

1. The Staten Island Ferry

As the name suggests, this connects Manhattan with nearby Staten Island. The ferry goes from the Whitehall terminal in downtown Manhattan to the St. George terminal on Staten Island approximately every half hour, so you’re never waiting for too long. It’s been called one of the great short journeys in the world and it’s easy to see why. Not only do you get to see the whole sweeping skyline in all its soaring majesty, but you get a fantastic view of the Statue of Liberty too. By the way, there’s now a massive fundraising campaign on to restore the statue and their slogan is, ‘the grand old lady, who welcomed millions to America, now needs a little help herself.’ Break your heart, wouldn’t it?

2. The Empire State Building

Need I say more? Familiar to us all, and particularly anyone who bawled their way through
An Affair to Remember
or
Sleepless in Seattle.
Best done on a clear night, when the city spreads out beneath you like a magical, starry carpet. To be avoided if it’s cloudy, or else trust me, you’ll barely be able to see your own hand in front of you.

3. Central Park

Great for a Sunday morning stroll to see where real Noo Yowkers go to unwind, jog, walk their dogs, and even ride horses. Check out Strawberry Fields, a shrine dedicated to John Lennon, not far from the Dakota Building where he lived. In the summer, you can catch some world-class outdoor theatre when Shakespeare in the Park season starts, and in winter there’s nothing more romantic than a meandering carriage ride around the North Meadow. So what’s not to love?

PERSONALLY, I BLAME MY FAIRY GODMOTHER

Claudia Carroll

The fairytale ending was just the beginning…

Jessie Woods absolutely believes in fairytale endings. So
would you if you had a recession-proof career as a daredevil
TV host, a palatial pink mansion, and the dream boyfriend.

But, quicker than you can say Cinderella, her life falls to
pieces and suddenly her prince isn’t quite so charming,
her party-loving friends disappear and even her faithful
friend Visa no longer loves her…

Utterly heartbroken and jobless, Jessie is forced back
home, to live with her stepmum and two evil stepsisters.

Is it time for her to give up on the dream – or will
Jessie learn that happy endings can come in the
strangest of places?

Claudia Carroll presents a tale of princes who turn into
frogs, Manolo Blahnik glass slippers and not-so-happily-
ever-afters…

ISBN: 978-1-84756-208-1

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Acknowledgements

Huge thanks to Marianne Gunn O’Connor, amazing agent, amazing lady, amazing pal.

Thanks to Pat Lynch, for all his endless patience and tireless hard work.

Thanks to the incredible team at HarperCollins Avon, it’s such a pleasure to work with the ‘A’ team!

Special thanks to Claire Bord, for all her incredible thoughts and suggestions and for being the kind of editor you basically dream about working with.

Thanks to everyone else at Avon, especially Caroline Ridding, Claire Power, Charlotte Allen, Kate Bradley, Sammia Rafique and Keshini Naidoo. I owe you all such a debt of gratitude for everything you’ve done and are doing. And somehow chatting to you ladies never, ever feels like work!

Huge thanks to the legend that is Moira Reilly, what would any of us do without you? And to Tony Purdue too, who works so hard, here in Dublin.

Finally to all the readers out there who’ve been kind enough to write from far and wide to say nice things about my books; in these cash-strapped times, I feel constantly humbled that anyone would shell out their hard-earned cash to buy something that I’ve written.

But please know it means the world to me that you’re enjoying the books, and thank you.

About the Author

Claudia Carroll was born in Dublin, where she still lives. This is her eighth novel.

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction.
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