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Manshare: A Novel
Hanna Coleman is the fashion editor at trendy Urban Life magazine. No longer content with chronicling the rise and fall of hemlines, she devises a plan to get her name off the fashion page and onto the cover. Hanna proposes an article on ‘mansharing’—her answer to the shortage of eligible men in Manhattan. David Stein, her sexy boss, agrees to the idea on one that she write the story from her own experience.
So Hanna, happily attached to a wonderful man for the first time in her life, must share him with another woman—and 4 million readers.
Realizing that the only woman she can trust with this experiment is her closest friend, Mahelly, she ignores an obvious recently out of a frustrating 14-year marriage, Mahelly is too ready for sex and too vulnerable to handle it without commitment.
Set in the worlds of advertising, publishing and the New York dating-go-round, Manshare is a highly entertaining novel about people traveling so fast they almost miss their human connections.
So Hanna, happily attached to a wonderful man for the first time in her life, must share him with another woman—and 4 million readers.
Realizing that the only woman she can trust with this experiment is her closest friend, Mahelly, she ignores an obvious recently out of a frustrating 14-year marriage, Mahelly is too ready for sex and too vulnerable to handle it without commitment.
Set in the worlds of advertising, publishing and the New York dating-go-round, Manshare is a highly entertaining novel about people traveling so fast they almost miss their human connections.
288 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1986
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About the author
Maxine Paetro
89 books225 followersMaxine Paetro is an American author who collaborates with best-selling author James Patterson on the Women’s Murder Club, Private, and Confession series.
In 1979 Paetro published her first book, How to Put Your Book Together and Get a Job in Advertising which received its fourth revision in August 2010. Paetro also authored three novels; Manshare, Babydreams, and Windfall, published between 1986 and 1991. In 1993, she collaborated with Dodd Darin to write the biography Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee .
In 1984 Paetro created Broccoli Hall in Amenia, New York. It is an English-style cottage garden that includes a series of enchanted garden rooms and has been featured in national magazines.
Paetro is married to former surety bond executive, John A. Duffy and has one stepson.
In 1979 Paetro published her first book, How to Put Your Book Together and Get a Job in Advertising which received its fourth revision in August 2010. Paetro also authored three novels; Manshare, Babydreams, and Windfall, published between 1986 and 1991. In 1993, she collaborated with Dodd Darin to write the biography Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee .
In 1984 Paetro created Broccoli Hall in Amenia, New York. It is an English-style cottage garden that includes a series of enchanted garden rooms and has been featured in national magazines.
Paetro is married to former surety bond executive, John A. Duffy and has one stepson.
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August 26, 2011
Odd story about a woman who shares her lover with her best friend to write a magazine article about sharing men. Recommended to me.
April 17, 2015
Read in Mallorca
I thought this would be hopelessly outdated, and to some extent, there was a bit of that to it, but it nonetheless was a good read. Hanna, the main character, struggles with her need for independence and security. She's ambitious to find advancement in her career and for that she's willing to put her personal life on line, but ends up regretting her choice fairly swiftly when she realises she's being played by her boss. The characters are quite credible - a good holiday read.
I thought this would be hopelessly outdated, and to some extent, there was a bit of that to it, but it nonetheless was a good read. Hanna, the main character, struggles with her need for independence and security. She's ambitious to find advancement in her career and for that she's willing to put her personal life on line, but ends up regretting her choice fairly swiftly when she realises she's being played by her boss. The characters are quite credible - a good holiday read.
July 28, 2020
Romantic suspense at its finest
I had just finished reading the Women's Murder Club 14th book that Maxine Paetro co-workers with James Patterson and wanted to try something she wrote alone. I enjoyed it a lot.
I had just finished reading the Women's Murder Club 14th book that Maxine Paetro co-workers with James Patterson and wanted to try something she wrote alone. I enjoyed it a lot.
March 9, 2017
a cute story about love and friendship and how it's not really the best idea to share your man.
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