{"product_id":"shopgirls-9780063052369","title":"Shopgirls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the \"delightful\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cem\u003eMary Jane\u003c\/em\u003e, a new novel of found family, growing up, and the best and worst of the 1980s, revolving around San Francisco's most exclusive department store, I. Magnin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNineteen-year-old Zippy can hardly believe it: she's the newest and youngest salesgirl at I. Magnin, \"San Francisco's Finest Department Store.\" Every week, she rotates her three spruced-up Salvation Army outfits and Vaseline-shined pumps; still, she's thrilled to walk those pumps through the employee entrance five days a week as she saves to buy something new. For a girl who grew up in a one-bedroom apartment above a liquor store with her mother and her mother's madcap boyfriend, Howard; a girl who wanted to go to college but had no help in figuring out \u003cem\u003ehow;\u003c\/em\u003e I. Magnin represents a real chance for a better and more elegant life. Or, at the very least, a more interesting one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZippy may not be in school, but she's about to get an education that will stick with her for decades. Her fellow salesgirls (lifetime professionals) run the gamut from mean and indifferent to caring and helpful. The cosmetics ladies on the first floor share both samples and advice (\"only date a man with a Rolex\"); and her new roommate, Raquel, an ambitious lawyer, tells Zippy she can lose ten pounds easy if she joins Raquel in eating only every other day. Just when Zippy thinks she's getting a handle on how to be an adult woman in 1985, two surprises threaten both her sense of self and her coveted position at I. Magnin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the Day-Glo colors of 1980s San Francisco, \u003cem\u003eShopgirls \u003c\/em\u003eis an intoxicating novel of self-discovery, outrageous fashion, and family both biological and found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Anya Blau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.32w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063052369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlau, Jessica Anya:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessica Anya Blau's\u003c\/strong\u003e novels have been featured on \u003cem\u003eThe TODAY Show\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood Morning America, \u003c\/em\u003eCNN, and NPR, and in \u003cem\u003eCosmo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBust\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime Out\u003c\/em\u003e, Oprah Summer Reads, Oprah Daily, and other national publications. Jessica's books have been translated into many languages and have been optioned for film and television. Her short stories and essays have been published in numerous magazines, journals, and anthologies. Jessica sometimes works as a screenwriter, a ghost writer, and has taught writing at Johns Hopkins University, Goucher College, and The Fashion Institute of Technology. Jessica grew up in Southern California and now lives in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jessica Anya Blau \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48397176733853,"sku":"9780063052369","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_52530a59-9fd3-4474-862f-6415bc49cdbf.jpg?v=1781075113","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/shopgirls-9780063052369","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}