Dinner is a battle of wits and intellect with the great Ben Page presiding. While her high society mother (heiress to the Foster Family Fortune) is supportive of her children, Ben Page is a tougher, more critical parent. When she goes home to see her parents in wealthy Montecito, the dynamics there are similarly overshadowed by her father, a literary giant with a matching ego. Her life revolves around her stressful job making desserts at a high end L.A. She lives alone in an apartment close to work, follows a set routine every day, and doesn’t really socialize. Really, this gave off the vibe of a mix between a literary novel and chick lit.Īt first Elisabeth’s life was rather bland and lonely.

I think the closest term might be “women’s fiction”, but that feels like it could be too big of an umbrella term. It does focus on a single woman and her career and relationship with her family but it isn’t quite lighthearted enough to be put into chick lit (although there is some humor in it). Even though this story has an obvious romantic arc, Seeing Me Naked is a lot more focused on Elisabeth and her personal growth than it is on the relationship to be a strict Romance. My Thoughts: I had to think a little bit to put Seeing Me Naked into a category. Can Elisabeth let go of her own expectations and try something different? Then Daniel Sullivan wins the basket of pastries and private baking classes that Elisabeth donated to one of her mother’s charity events, and Elisabeth’s career begins to go in an unexpected direction. Her relationship with Will, childhood-friend turned world-traveling journalist consists of a few nights of passion when Will breezes into town, then months of separation while Will is following a story. Her romantic life is no better than her professional one. With a father who is world renowned novelist Ben Page, and a brother who is a publishing wunderkind, Elisabeth feels the pressure of unfulfilled expectations of her intellectual family. Her five-year plan was to one day open her own patisserie, but after the five years come and go, and then another five, Elisabeth wonders if that will ever happen.

The Premise: Elisabeth Page is the pastry chef for a fancy restaurant in L.A.

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