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Overview
Growing up the youngest, and sometimes forgotten, of five in Little Falls, New Jersey, Pizza continues to live the typical life “down the shore” after her accident. She survives high school (barely), goes to college in Dayton, Ohio (which she might have thought was in Florida when she applied), and is ready to settle down with her “perfect” Kennedy-esque boyfriend in Jersey—until she wakes up.
Suddenly free and single, Pizza relies on intuition (and perhaps a few signs) and finds herself a job in the city, a grungy apartment in the West Village, and waits for Prince Charming. When he finally arrives, she doesn’t recognize him: he drives a red Ferrari, sure, but he has hair like Howard Stern and wears more gold chains than Mr. T.
Meant to Be is the story of a blue-collar Jersey girl swept off her feet by an unconventional millionaire, thrust into an entirely new world, where she makes plenty of mistakes and sometimes feels like “I’m from the Jersey Shore” is stapled to her forehead.
With humor, gratitude, and trademark Jersey spunk, Lauren tells it like it is: the highs, the lows, the bad twists, the good advice from unlikely places, and the times she wished she could disappear. Underneath the designer clothes and private jets, she’s still the same Jersey Girl who took the D train and lived on Snapple. And she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781629143323 |
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| Publisher: | Skyhorse |
| Publication date: | 05/06/2014 |
| Pages: | 216 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d) |
About the Author
Along with her company, Lauren is involved in helping and supporting several medical care organizations, including The Forum Children’s Foundation and the World Health Organization, as well as several acting organizations, such as The Actor’s Fund, The MusiCares Program, The Acting Company, and The Drama League. Other organizations include The American Cancer Society, The Boys and Girls Club of NYC, International Burn Advocates Network, and Gilda’s Club.
Lauren is also a nominee for the Ellis Island Medal of Honor 2014. She resides in Palm Beach, Florida, and Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Prologue xi
Chapter 1 The Lesson 1
Chapter 2 Genes in a Blender 5
Chapter 3 The Great Escape 11
Chapter 4 Sleazeside 14
Chapter 5 Art the Driver 18
Chapter 6 ADD and Subtract 21
Chapter 7 The Y Factor 25
Chapter 8 Touched by an Angel 29
Chapter 9 Give Me Your Hand 32
Chapter 10 Everything I Never Needed to Know I Forgot from College 34
Chapter 11 "Meating" the One 42
Chapter 12 Semester Break(up) 46
Chapter 13 Melt with You 51
Chapter 14 Finding Work and Getting Stoned 55
Chapter 15 Meltdown 59
Chapter 16 Single in the City 63
Chapter 17 Corporations, Computers … and Curry? 68
Chapter 18 The Power of Prayer … and Hair 74
Chapter 19 More Than Meets the Ear 77
Chapter 20 The Streets of New York 79
Chapter 21 A Different Slice of "Pizza" 83
Chapter 22 The "Mane" Attraction 89
Chapter 23 The Parent Trap 96
Chapter 24 A Feverish Proposal 100
Chapter 25 From Danielle Steel to Lord of the Flies 102
Chapter 26 Boxers, Babies, and the Snapple Facts of Life 105
Chapter 27 George, Danny, and My Life as the Nanny 114
Chapter 28 Fish out of Water … Literally 118
Chapter 29 The Littlest Angel 121
Chapter 30 Off to Meet the "Wizard" 124
Chapter 31 Thank God for Red Wine … and Wellbutrin 128
Chapter 32 Paranormal Activity 132
Chapter 33 Fear of Flying 135
Chapter 34 Palm Beach I: Hair Convention 139
Chapter 35 Palm Beach II: PB Perfect 141
Chapter 36 Jerks in Caicos 146
Chapter 37 The Princess and the Pretender 151
Chapter 38 Fifty Shades of Fear 155
Chapter 39 The C-Word 160
Chapter 40 "How Things Are Done" 162
Intermission: Reality Check 166
Chapter 41 Lights, Camera, Anxiety 174
Chapter 42 Technical Glitch 181
Chapter 43 Near-Death of a Salesman 183
Chapter 44 War of My Worlds 186
Chapter 45 Helicopters and Helmet-Hair 189
Chapter 46 Full Circle 192