From the author of the acclaimed The Opposite of Me, a poignant, witty novel about marriage, forgiveness, and the choices that give shape--and limits--to our lives. From the outside, Julia and Michael seem to have it all. Both products of difficult childhoods in rural West Virginia--where they were simply Julie and Mike--they become high school sweethearts and fall in love. Shortly after graduation, they flee their small town to start afresh. Now thirty-somethings, they are living a rarified life in their multi-million-dollar, Washington D.C. home. Julia is a highly sought-after party planner, while Michael has just sold his wildly successful flavored water company for $70 million. But one day, Michael collapses in his office. Four minutes and eight seconds after his cardiac arrest, a portable defibrillator jump-starts his heart. But in those lost minutes he becomes a different man. Money is meaningless to him--and he wants to give it all away. Julia, who sees bits of her life reflected in scenes from the world's great operas, is now facing with a choice she never anticipated. Should she should walk away from the man she once adored--but who truthfully became a stranger to her long before this pronouncement--or give in to her husband's pleas for a second chance and a promise of a poorer but happier life? As wry and engaging as her debut, but with quiet depth and newfound maturity, Skipping a Beat is an unforgettable portrait of a marriage whose glamorous surface belies the complications and betrayals beneath.
Sobre o autor(a)
Pekkanen, Sarah
Sarah Pekkanen vive com o marido e os três filhos em Maryland, nos
Estados Unidos. Seus livros sempre ocupam as listas de mais vendidos.
Já escreveu para vários jornais e revistas como People e Washington Post. |
| ISBN | 9781451609820 |
| Autor(a) | Pekkanen, Sarah |
| Editora | Atria Books |
| Ano de edição | 2011 |
| Páginas | 352 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
| Dimensões | 21,00 X 13,50 |