Shopgirl

Description:

Mirabelle is the "shopgirl" of the title, a young woman, beautiful in a wallflowerish kind of way, who works behind the glove counter at Neiman Marcus "selling things that nobody buys anymore . . ." Mirabelle captures the attention of Ray Porter, a wealthy businessman almost twice her age. As they tentatively embark on a relationship, they both struggle to decipher the language of love -- with consequences that are both comic and heartbreaking.

subjects: Fiction,  Contemporary Romance,  artists,  businessman,  relationships

People: Mirabelle,  Ray Porter,  Jeremy

Places: California,  Vermont

Times: Contemporary,  2001