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..."" "Slightly lost, slightly off-kilter, very shy, Mirabelle charms because of all that she is not: not glamorous, not aggressive, not self-aggrandizing. Still, there is something about her that is irresistible.". "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."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Humorous stories,  Fiction,  Department stores,  Young women,  Medication abuse,  Clerks (Retail trade),  Retail Stores,  Social life and customs,  Manners and customs,  Love stories,  Fiction, humorous,  Man-woman relationships, fiction,  Beverly Hills (Calif.), fiction,  Fiction, Romance, Contemporary,  Young women, fiction,  Los Angeles (Calif.), fiction

People: Mirabelle,  Ray Porter

Places: Beverly Hills (Calif.)