As she approaches forty, a woman struggles to find a new kind of happiness in this sexy and surprising debut novel
As she approaches forty, a woman struggles to find a new kind of happiness in this sexy and surprising debut novel
A chance encounter with a stranger in an airplane sends Elyse Bearden into an emotional tailspin. Suddenly, Elyse is willing to risk everything: her safe but stale marriage, her seemingly perfect life in an affluent Southern suburb, and her position in the church. As Elyse embarks on a risky affair, her longtime friend Kelly and the other women in their book club begin to question their own decisions about love, sex, marriage, and freedom. In the end it will take an extraordinary leap of faith for Elyse to find - and follow - her own path to happiness
“"Sharply written and emotionally accessible. A modern take on adultery that does not shy away from the costs--and benefits--of a post-marriage life."-- Kirkus”
An engaging account...Wright conveys friendships and the blasé everyday with authenticity and telling detail, while passages depicitng Elyse's inner life are rife with the same wit and insight that infuse the dialogue...Wright delivers fresh perspective and sympathetic characters few writers can match PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kim Wright has been writing about travel, food, and wine for more than 20 years for many magazines including Wine Spectator, Self, Travel & Leisure, and Vogue and has twice won the Lowell Thomas Award for travel writing but she also writes erotica. This is her first novel. Kim lives in Charlotte, NC.
Will You Love Me can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts. This is PART 3 of 3 (Chapters 17-27 of 27). You can read Part 3 on release of the full-length eBook and paperback. The eleventh memoir and latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass. This book tells the true story of Cathye(tm)s adopted daughter Lucy. Lucy was born to a single mother who had been abused and neglected for most of her own childhood. Right from the beginning Lucye(tm)s mother couldne(tm)t cope, but it wasne(tm)t until Lucy reached eight years old that she was finally taken into permanent foster care. By the time Lucy is brought to live with Cathy she is eleven years old and severely distressed after being moved from one foster home to another. Withdrawn, refusing to eat and three years behind in her schooling, it is thought that the damage Lucy has suffered is irreversible. But Cathy and her two children bond with Lucy quickly, and break through to Lucy in a way no-one else has been able to, finally showing her the loving home she never believed existed. Cathy and Lucy believe they were always destined to be mother and daughter e" it just took them a little while to find each other.
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