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Flights of Nancy (Short Story) Kindle Edition

by Jennifer Gilby Roberts (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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A British chick lit short story

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What if you knew exactly when Mr. Right was going to show up?

Nancy does. And, after years of waiting (im)patiently, the great day has finally arrived. And so has he.

He's not exactly what she was expecting ...

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Chick lit short story (5,000 words), rating PG.

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Praise for Jennifer Gilby Roberts:

'The writing was excellent, the plot was very engaging and the characters became friends you hated to leave behind.'
--Elisabeth Bennett, Amazon

'This author has a fantastic way with words and knows how to engage the reader. Keep an eye out for this author as I definitely will be.'
--Nicola Smith, What Nikki Read

'Jennifer Gilby Roberts has a wicked sense of humour that helps to convey a brilliant story.'
--Farmerchave, Amazon

'Mrs. Roberts, you're on my auto-buy list from now on.'
--Rose, Goodreads

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22 pages
Language

English
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Publication date

September 29, 2013
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929 KB
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FIOQXTK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jennifer Gilby Roberts; 1st edition (September 29, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 29, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 929 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 22 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #3,711,190 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #4,190 in 45-Minute Romance Short Reads
- #12,460 in Contemporary Short Stories
- #46,136 in Romantic Comedy (Kindle Store)

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Jennifer Gilby Roberts

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Jennifer Gilby Roberts has a degree in physics and a postgraduate certificate in computing, so a career writing fiction was inevitable really. She was born and grew up in Surrey/Greater London, but now lives in Richmond, North Yorkshire with her husband, small daughter, two middle-aged cats and a lot of dust bunnies.

Her main job is taking care of her daughter, who was born three months premature but is now a healthy toddler. She can also be found getting red-faced at zumba class, reading historical porn (aka regency romance) and humming nursery rhymes while going round Tesco.

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** Parker Sisters Series **

#0 Wedding Hells (short story)

#1 The Dr Pepper Prophecies

#2 But I Said Forever

** Related to PSS **

Cupid on the Loose! (short story anthology)

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After Wimbledon (also part of the Have Chick Lit, Will Travel box set)

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Flights of Nancy (short story)

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Arti

A bit of fluff

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2014

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A short story should start with a hook and end with a twist. This one tried to do that but the hook was lame: Nancy is meeting Mr Right on her 24th birthday. SPOILER ALERT Then the twist was dull: the guy she mistook for Mr Right was gay.

It's a bit of fluff which is great if that's all you want from a story.

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2013

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Nothing to write home about...& that's only because it ends right when you'd want it to continue. That's why short stories annoy me.

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2014

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Was a start,maybe first chapter of a story.. super short, wish I didn't pay for it. I read it in about 30 min while I was gettinging ready for bed.

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Marlene Skinner

I totally enjoyed them.

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2014

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cute books i read both of them one weekend, I totally enjoyed them.

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Ananda

Will definitely cheer you up after a long and exhausting day

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2013

Let's get something straight, Jennifer Gilby Roberts is a great chick lit author and creates uberfun chick lit stories. Few months ago I read another short story by her, 'Wedding Hells' and absolutely enjoyed it. I found it hilarious and think it's definitely one of the best short stories I have ever read.

Naturally, I had high expectations for 'Flights of Nancy'. I was immediately drawn by the cover, it's very chic and girly, and I'm such a huge sucker for pretty covers.

The story is cute though pretty unrealistic, but I didn't mind that really. Nancy dreams of becoming a chef and having her own restaurant. When she was younger she was predicted (by a fortune teller) she's gonna meet Mr. Right on her very 24th birthday. So, the big day is here and somewhat strange (but cute) guy comes into her life with a very weird (but oh so cool) offer. He offers her a stay in a 5* hotel in Greece, and there's no catch - he just needs some company. Could he be her Mr. Right? Why is it then she doesn't feel the spark?

Ok, as I said, being offered a trip to Greece by a stranger and accepting does sound silly and unrealistic. But, I'm not gonna over analyze it because it's obvious that this is humor and main intention is to entertain and make you laugh.

Nancy is sweet and though it's a short read I could actually feel her energy. I do find it hard to connect with characters from short stories/novellas because I almost always feel I didn't have the space and time to get to know them well. Of course, if there were more pages I could see more sides of her personalty, but still I saw the big picture and what I saw I definitely liked. Nancy is pretty upbeat and such a sweet girl. Bit naive too, but then again she's only 24 and has her whole life ahead of her. I cheered for her and wanted her to have her HEA and make her dream come true (become a chef).

I did expect few more laughs, because like I said 'Wedding Hells' was hilarious, but still it's fun and enjoyable. Easy and short, it will definitely cheer you up after a long and exhausting day.

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Morgen with an E

An enjoyable story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2015

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I reviewed this story for my blog (Morgen Bailey's Writing Blog) on 3rd September 2015 and concluded with... An enjoyable story, spoiled only by the proliferation of ‘well’s (mostly from David) and an ending I hadn’t expected (because there’s no hint of it anywhere else in the story!).

Gudy Terenzio

Sooo funny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2014

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I just LOVE the books of Jennifer Gilby Roberts because they are soooo funny and well written and this one is no exception.
A wonderful summer read.

Emma Holmes

Good short story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2014

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This is a good book if you want something quick to read. Easy to follow and lots more to enjoy too