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For two decades, thirty-nine-year-old Eden Clyde has been enjoying wealth and glamour as the muse and lover of Otto Clyde, the ultrafamous, and much older, king of the art world. Genetically, she hit the lottery, but Eden is unlucky in love: Eighteen years ago she put aside her dream of true love and marriage, and has turned a blind eye to Otto’s philandering in exchange for a life without want. In her younger days this seemed like a fair bargain, but as forty looms overhead — and as the beauty for which she’s known begins to fade — she feels the cost of the arrangement finally taking its toll on her happiness. Eden leaves their cozy downtown loft for New York’s frostier Upper East Side, where she begins to search for the girl and the life she left so many years ago. With encouragement from a raucous but lovable group of girlfriends, Eden soon finds herself embroiled in a heated love affair with Gotham’s most eligible bachelor: the much younger Chase Lydon. But just as their relationship is getting serious, an old flame resurfaces. Does Eden want the life she’s living — and loving — right now, or the love she left behind? On the brink of her fortieth birthday, it’s time for Eden to follow her heart, but this time not even Eden is sure where that will lead. . . . Poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, and written with heart and humor, Arm Candy shows that although sometimes forty may feel like the ultimate f word, it’s never too late to find true love.
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"I loved this book! It made me laugh but also full of poignancy.My favorite line "Days are long but years are short." Nice. "
— Sue (5 out of 5 stars)
Arm Candy Listener Reviews
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" Wow, the author really doesn't think well of turning 40. And as someone turning 40 in 6 weeks, this was kind of aggravating to read. "
— Meredith, 2/4/2014 -
" What a horrible book! If only I didn't have this urge to finish a book once I start it. Poor Eden. She's so beautiful, it's like a curse! Wah wah wah...I'm beautiful. Never without a man...jumps from one man to the next. wah wah wah...I'm old.... "
— Dawn, 2/3/2014 -
" was an OK read...for a long car ride "
— Janet, 1/27/2014 -
" Sometimes you need a little fluff- what can I say. "
— Alison, 1/12/2014 -
" I struggled through this and finally gave up at the halfway point, with great relief. Predictable drek. "
— Victoria, 1/9/2014 -
" a good quick read for the beach, like they say. "
— Paulette, 1/7/2014 -
" Twist on the typical romance. "
— Kim, 1/3/2014 -
" A pretty good beach read. "
— Adele, 1/1/2014 -
" I needed to inject a bit of fluff into my current bedside stack of books, and this book certainly served its purpose "
— Amy, 12/24/2013 -
" I just could not like or feel sorry for the main character. "
— Phyllis, 12/21/2013 -
" Surprisingly good! I love rags to riches/riches to rags type books. And this book definitely kept me interested. "
— Ben, 12/20/2013 -
" I didn't finish this book unfortunately... I gave it a chance - 200 pages worth - but it was just too slow and I wasn't keen about the main character. "
— Chrissy, 12/20/2013 -
" An unbelievable, yet predictable (that's kind of a neat trick, actually) story, poorly written. A few felicitous phrases, but more that are cringe-worthy, and a great deal of pedestrian writing. "
— Jean, 12/12/2013 -
" This book reminded me of a twisted modern romance. But in a good way! "
— Paige, 12/2/2013 -
" I didn't realize that this was a chick lit until I started reading it and it's a bad one at that. I felt like I was reading a high school girl's attempt (or a very bad English major's attempt) at her first novel and she didn't succeed at all. "
— Farah, 6/20/2013 -
" Silly book. Entertaining, but not realistic at all! "
— Kelly, 5/12/2013 -
" I really liked the ex-Mrs. Hedge fund. The main character in this book, Eden, had potential, but was totally unrelatable and unlikeable. sad story "
— Denise, 1/17/2013 -
" Really 1.5 stars, maybe 1. The real question is why do I keep reading these books, but I still want to know why so many books w/sniveling, self-indulgent heroines get published. Word of advice: when your ex-lover's mother asks you how you are, do NOT reply, "Well, you know, almost 40." "
— Eli, 7/24/2012 -
" Couldn't even finish this book. Written like an 11th grader wrote it. "
— Barbara, 6/27/2012 -
" Annoying quotes at beginning of each chapter. Story drug and was so predictable. "
— Dhaverma, 1/8/2012 -
" Not a bad book by any means, just an easy read, good ending, happy beach day book. "
— Kaitlyn, 11/24/2011 -
" The book is worth reading just for the quotes about age at the beginning of each chapter. A funny story about a woman who is the 'Arm Candy' for an older man and then leaves him and finds her own 'Arm Candy' with a younger man. "
— Jenny, 6/25/2011 -
" Fun read, nothing too challenging, but more well-rounded than her earlier work. "
— Laura, 6/21/2011 -
" Not sure how I felt about the ending. I didn't connect with Eden but the story sucked you in. "
— Lydia, 2/22/2011 -
" Fun way to escape your life for a bit! "
— Chelsea, 1/5/2011 -
" was an OK read...for a long car ride "
— Janet, 1/1/2011 -
" Sometimes you need a little fluff- what can I say. "
— Alison, 11/18/2010 -
" Fun read, nothing too challenging, but more well-rounded than her earlier work. "
— Laura, 11/4/2010 -
" I needed to inject a bit of fluff into my current bedside stack of books, and this book certainly served its purpose "
— Amy, 10/24/2010 -
" Surprisingly good! I love rags to riches/riches to rags type books. And this book definitely kept me interested. "
— Ben, 8/18/2010 -
" The book is worth reading just for the quotes about age at the beginning of each chapter. A funny story about a woman who is the 'Arm Candy' for an older man and then leaves him and finds her own 'Arm Candy' with a younger man. "
— Jenny, 8/17/2010 -
" Couldn't even finish this book. Written like an 11th grader wrote it. "
— Barbara, 8/15/2010 -
" Fun way to escape your life for a bit! "
— Chelsea, 6/22/2010 -
" I just could not like or feel sorry for the main character. "
— Phyllis, 6/5/2010 -
" This book reminded me of a twisted modern romance. But in a good way! "
— Paige, 6/5/2010 -
" I didn't finish this book unfortunately... I gave it a chance - 200 pages worth - but it was just too slow and I wasn't keen about the main character. "
— Chrissy, 5/26/2010
About Jill Kargman
Jill Kargman is the New York Times bestselling
author of nine books, including The Right Address, Wolves
in Chic Clothing, Momzillas, and The Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund.
Her last effort is a nationally bestselling book of essays, Sometimes I
Feel Like a Nut. She is also a featured writer for Vogue, Harper’s
Bazaar, Town & Country, and Elle, and a
copywriter for her greeting card company, Jill Kargman Etceteras.
About Joyce Bean
Joyce Bean is an accomplished audiobook narrator and director. In addition to having won several AudioFile Earphones Awards, she has been nominated multiple times for the prestigious Audie Award. Equally adept at narrating fiction and nonfiction, and she also narrates audiobooks under the name Jane Brown.