Title: Shopgirl
First published: 2000
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
Places: Beverly Hills (Calif.)
People: Mirabelle, Ray Porter