The Bright Side of Disaster

ISBN-13: 9780345497963 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 288 str.

Katherine Center

Opis

"Sometimes the worst thing that can happen is exactly what you ve been waiting for."
Very pregnant and not quite married, Jenny Harris doesn t mind that she and her live-in fiance, Dean, accidentally started their family a little earlier than planned. But Dean is acting distant, and the night he runs out for cigarettes and doesn t come back, he demotes himself from future husband to sperm donor. And the very next day, Jenny goes into labor.
In the months that follow, Jenny plunges into a life she never anticipated: single motherhood. At least with the sleep deprivation, sore boobs, and fits of crying (both hers and the baby s), there s not much time to dwell on her broken heart. And things are looking up: Jenny learns how to do everything one-handed, makes friends in a mommy group, and even gets to know a handsome, helpful neighbor. But Dean is never far from Jenny s thoughts or, it turns out, her doorstep, and in the end she must choose between the old life she thought she wanted and the new life she s been lucky to find.
Beautifully penned and truly memorable . . . a heartwarming and deeply emotional debut.
BookPage
"The Bright Side of Disaster "is a treat of a book. It is so warm, so smart, so touching, so wise and, despite its poignancy, you read the whole thing with a laugh in your throat.
Anna Maxted, author of "A Tale of Two Sisters "
Novels as polished and mature as" The Bright Side of Disaster" just don t come along very often from first-time novelists or, for that matter, from those with much longer resumes. . . . This story of a youthful-but-optimistic single mom rings bittersweet and utterly authentic.
" The Dallas Morning News "
A funny and poignant novel about love, motherhood and men . . . elevates the subject matter beyond the realm of mommy lit.
" Houston Chronicle"
Don t miss the reading group guide in the back of the book."