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Getting Rid of Rosie Kindle Edition

by Lynda Simmons (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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An outrageously entertaining debut novel of life, love, death-and the afterlife.

Rosie Fisk was once Samantha Marcello's best friend-but that was before she ran off with Sam's fiancé, Michael, seven years ago. Since then Sam has found a new love, The Silver Swan, her pub. And just as it seems that time has healed all her wounds, Michael walks back into her life-and now he's a widower.

With Rosie out of the picture, and unable to ignore the feelings she still has for him, Sam takes the opportunity to reconcile with Michael. But Rosie isn't about to let death stop her from keeping them apart. Her ghost has been hanging around her husband, playing on his grief and guilt-and only Sam can see her.

Rosie stole Michael from her once. But this time Sam is going to exorcise her once and for all...
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    388 pages
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    Berkley
  5. Publication date
    July 7, 2009
  6. File size
    811 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002GEDEH4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley; Original edition (July 7, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 7, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 811 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 388 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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Lynda Simmons

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Lynda Simmons is a writer by day, college instructor by night and a late sleeper on weekends. She grew up in Toronto reading Greek mythology, bringing home stray cats and making up stories about bodies in the basement. From an early age, her family knew she would either end up as a writer or the old lady with a hundred cats. As luck would have it, she married a man with allergies so writing it was.

With two daughters to raise, Lynda and her husband moved into a lovely two storey mortgage in Burlington, a small city on the water just outside Toronto. While the girls are grown and gone, Lynda and her husband are still there. And yes, there is a cat – a beautiful, if spoiled, Birman.

When she’s not writing or teaching, Lynda gives serious thought to using the treadmill in her basement. Fortunately, she’s found that if she waits long enough, something urgent will pop up and save her - like a phone call or an e-mail or a whistling kettle. Or even that cat just looking for a little more attention!

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4.1 out of 5 stars
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Michelle Boytim
4.0 out of 5 stars Sam has a second chance at romance, but Rosie, the ghost, has other plans
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2018
Sam has been working hard making her gastropub a success, putting behind her the fact that her best friend, Rosie got pregnant by her fiance and he left her to marry and raise the child. She is stunned when Michael walks in one day, and is even more shocked to find out that Rosie has died. Opening herself up to the possibility of perhaps restarting a relationship with Michael, she is stunned to find out that Rosie is still around, in the form of a ghost, and she is not about to let Michael or her daughter forget her and move on. What could have been a fairly trite romantic comedy, actually goes deeper and delves into some of the more complex reasons behind Rosie’s stay on earth. There is quite a bit of comedy, and the romantic twist was fairly obvious to me, but I enjoyed the book and will look for others by the author.
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Sue J.
2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth precious reading time
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2015
I just couldn't finish it. It dragged, and the main character was wimpy and indecisive. Imagine even being interested in someone who left you for your best friend.
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Tina Pavlik
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Hearts from TRS!
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2010
Lynda Simmons pens a novel that's full of angst, laughter and life. We get to know Rosie through Samantha's memories as well as the fact that she's the only living person who can see the games Rosie plays with those around her. It's funny as she teases strangers. I'm thinking it will get the reader's emotions working in a different direction when she does her little ghostly thing on Michael or daughter Julie to get her way no matter what the cost to them.

Excellent dialogue and character studies that show how relationships can be built or destroyed help this become a believable and memorable tale of friendship and love. Eva, Sam's tattooed, bald chef has her own story to tell that deepens the content. Johnny, the wanna-be Shakespearean actor who doubles as a bus boy, Loretta, Sam's well-intentioned grandmother, and others like Derek, Michael's brother, enhance this already enchanting tale.

It's great when a few characters who makes us want to grit our teeth in frustration are offset by others who we'd like to hug. Ms. Simmons tells the kind of tale I really like reading in a way that's sure to keep anyone's attention from first page to last. - Dee Dailey
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4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable lighthearted paranormal romance
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2009
Seven years ago in Toronto, Samantha Marcello loved her fiancé Michael Hughes. However, he ran off and married her best friend Rosie Fisk. Sam turned to her business the Silver Swan pub for solace, which in her mind and heart apparently worked.

Now a widower Michael is back in town and wants Sam back in his life. However, Rosie may be dead, but she also has returned; she will do anything to keep Michael and Sam apart. Both haunt Sam as Rosie makes it clear from the grave that she still does not want her ex BFF with her husband even as Michael pleads for a second chance. However, neither of them haunts Sam as much as Michael's compassionate power tool using brother Derek does.

Sort of combining the TV show Cheers with the movie Over Her Dead Body, GETTING RID OF ROSIE is an enjoyable lighthearted paranormal romance that brings to life Toronto from a living and dead perspective. Although the story line is thin, the eccentric support cast adds to the zany comedy; however it is a couple of delightful refreshing twists that make for a fun read.

Harriet Klausner
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Suzanne M. Hurley
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2009
Getting rid of Rosie is a great read! I couldn't put it down. Needless to say chores got put aside as I rushed to find out what happened, then was sad that I'd finished the book. I wanted more. Great job goes out to Lynda Simmons. I laughed, I cried and thoroughly enjoyed the humor, the outstanding dialogue and exciting story lines. I loved all the colorful characters. This is a must read book. I highly recommend it.
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