Ebook {Epub PDF} The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy

The Dud Avocado follows the romantic and comedic adventures of a young American who heads overseas to conquer Paris in the late s. Edith Wharton and Henry James wrote about the American girl abroad, but it was Elaine Dundy’s Sally Jay Gorce who told us what she was really thinking/5().  · Overview. A smart, funny classic about a young and beautiful American woman who moves to Paris determined to live life to the fullest. The Dud Avocado follows the romantic and comedic adventures of a young American who heads overseas to conquer Paris in the late s. Edith Wharton and Henry James wrote about the American girl abroad, but it was Elaine Dundy’s Sally Jay Gorce Brand: New York Review Books. The Dud Avocado follows the romantic and comedic adventures of a young American who heads overseas to conquer Paris in the late s. Edith Wharton and Henry James wrote about the American girl abroad, but it was Elaine Dundy's Sally Jay Gorce who told us what she was really thinking. Charming, sexy, and hilarious, The Dud Read Full OverviewCited by: 1.

Elaine Dundy was born in New York. As an actress she worked in Paris and London and then became a writer. She has written plays, biographies and novels including the bestselling THE DUD AVOCADO, her first novel. The Dud Avocado is the debut novel of writer Elaine Dundy, first published in The novel was a bestseller upon its release and earned acclaim from Groucho Marx, Gore Vidal and Ernest Hemingway. After falling out of print it was re-issued by NYRB Classics and Virago Modern Classics in 20respectively. --Boston Globe "Elaine Dundy's semi-autobiographical novelThe Dud Avocado, which follows the romantic escapades of Sally Jay Gorce--an irrepressible young woman seeking adventure in '50s Paris--contains a lot of what makes fiction fun: charm, wit, and devastatingly sharp insights.".

In , Dundy published her first novel The Dud Avocado, loosely based on her experiences in Paris. It reached the top of the bestseller lists. She received a letter from an admirer. The Dud Avocado: Elaine Dundy (VMC Designer Collection) Elaine Dundy. Published by Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, London, ISBN ISBN Elaine Dundy's The Dud Avocado examines the timeless dilemmas of a girl about town. Elaine Dundy blazing a trail for all those Carrie Bradshaws. Photograph: Stilling/Evening News/Rex Fe.