Muriel Ellis Pritchett

Broschiertes Buch

Making Lemonade

Beschreibung

"A woman gets a chance to start over in this romantic novel... centering on wish fulfillment." -Kirkus Reviews "An easy read, with a wonderful life-affirming storyline for women of a certain age. Life doesn't stop at 50 it just begins." -Secret Library Book Blog On her 50th birthday, Missouri Rothman's expectations of a romantic trip to Tahiti and a surprise party take a sharp detour into a series of life-altering events. Instead of a fun birthday, a university student totals her car, her beloved job for 16 years is terminated, and her husband of 32 years asks for a divorce to marry his post-doc student with the 18-inch waist and perky boobs. Jobless and with only a high school diploma, Missouri must take the lemons life has tossed her and make the best lemonade possible. With encouragement and help from a former high school teacher, Missouri applies for and is accepted into the university's art school. After realizing Missouri's incredible artistic abilities, her art professor recommends her for the study abroad art program in Florence. In Italy, Missouri gains confidence, blossoms into a new woman, and gets a second chance at romance with a younger man. Making Lemonade is the story of a woman who has been wronged, yet finds the strength to pull herself out of the muck and begin life anew. Follow Missouri as she fights to overcome all obstacles and turn her life around.

Autor

Georgia author Muriel Ellis Pritchett was born and raised in the City of Atlanta. Her long career in journalism and public relations, included work as a daily newspaper reporter, a magazine writer and editor, a local playwright, and communications director. After she retired, Muriel's doctor told her to get a hobby, so she decided to give fiction writing a try.Muriel is the author of four novels in the Feisty Women's Fiction book series, a YA paranormal, a MG coming-of-age/adventure book, and a MG science fiction/alien adventure book. She enjoys visiting schools and talking to students, speaking at book clubs, presenting programs at libraries, and signing books at author events.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Black Rose Writing
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9781612967974
• ISBN-10: 1612967973
• Artikelnr.: 47177010