CHICK LIT

Manhattan Dreaming by Anita Heiss

(Bantam, 304pp, $32.95)

One of Anita Heiss' many talents is writing chick lit with Aboriginal characters. This time her heroine, Lauren, gets an art curator fellowship in New York.

Lauren is one of those women who are very capable on the job front but not so smart where men are concerned.

She finds that the men of NY know how to appreciate women, unlike her so-called boyfriend back home, a Canberra rugby league player who is well-known for his off-field antics.

With the classic romantic ending up the Empire State Building (you just knew it was coming), this may well get you appreciating Aboriginal art and dreaming of life in the Big Apple.