The Washingtonienne: A Novel by Jessica Cutler

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  • Pub. Date: June 2005
  • 304pp
  • Sales Rank: 595,780
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    • Pub. Date: June 2005
    • Publisher: Hyperion
    • Format: Hardcover, 304pp
    • Sales Rank: 595,780

    Synopsis

    The blog that scandalized Washington, D.C., is not a sharp steamy, utterly unrepentant novel set against the backdrop of the nations' capital....

    "Just between us girls, Washington is an easy place to get laid. It's a simple matter of economics: supply and demand. Washington lacks those industries that attract the Beautiful People, such as entertainment and fashion. Instead it has the government, also know as 'Hollywood for the Ugly.' Without the model-actress population to compete with, my stock shot up when I moved to DC."

    When Jacqueline Turner's fiancée gives her two days to move out of his apartment, she has no choice but to leave New York City and crash with her best friend in Washington, DC. (She can't be expected to keep herself in cute clothes while paying New York City rent, after all.) She needs a new, exciting life-not to mention real employment. Where better to get a fresh start than the nation's capital?

    Alas, DC turns out to be a lot more buttoned-up and toned down than she'd hoped. It's a town where a girl has to make her own excitement-and Jacqueline Turner is just the woman for the job. From the married presidential appointee who gives her cash after each tryst, to the lascivious Georgetown lawyer who parades her around like something out of Pretty Woman, Jackie's roster of paramours grows so complicated her friends ask her to start a blog so they can keep up. But in a small town like Washington, the line between private and public blurs very easily. Just as one of her beaux takes a lead in the race for her heart, Jackie realizes this blog idea may be more than she bargained for....

    Deliciously gossipy and impossible to put down, The Washingtonienne is every bit as outrageously scandalous as the real-life exploits that inspired it.

    In May, 2004, 26-year-old Jessica Cutler was thrust into the public eye when the on-line diary she kept for her friends exploded into Washington's scandale du jour. Immediately fired from her job as mail girl in the office of Senator Mike DeWine (for "unacceptable use of Senate computers"), Jessica remains unemployed in Washington, D.C.

    The New York Times - Alexandra Jacobs

    It's amusing to see Washington fixed by such a vodka-gimlet eye; we can all recognize the type of government geek who refuses to remove his security badge -- ''how canine,'' sniffs Jackie -- or posts photos of himself taken with famous politicians on a ''Me Wall.'' Since the days of Dawn Powell, airy novels by women about women seeking men, slopping cocktails, shopping, and slogging through dull jobs have been set mostly in Manhattan. The chicks that flock to the seat of the federal government are generally in search of career advancement, not Christian Louboutin-clad fun. So perhaps the Beltway bunch should be grateful for this lewd, unpretentious valentine to their city.

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    Genuine Stimulationby Anonymous

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    April 06, 2006: Quick and enjoyable read ! A window further openned at the true activities of office - regardless of country. Some are discreet, and some are just plain not ! The new introduction of stimulations in ones life is of necessity - some are simple, some are dangerous. The Washingtonienne, is a wild example, Very Genuine,and very true to herself. A new age Icon for strenght and perseverence. S.P.

    LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!by Anonymous

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    February 17, 2006: This is the perfect 'airplane' book----I read it on a recent flight. I absolutely LOVE this book, and can't wait to reread it! She writes so real and raw, I love her style....I got so caught up in the story. I hope Jessica writes another one really soon, and I would also love to write to Jessica...anyone know of an address? But this book is fabulous, I couldn't put it down and wished it was longer. Bravo, Jessica!!!!!! Can't wait for another one from you :) Dana in Minnesota


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