So what do you do when one of your all-time favorite books comes out in paperback? Um, duh! You beg the author to share her 5 Do's and a Do-Over!
It was love at first sight when we read Love in Mid Air last year. In fact, Liz named it as one her fave books of 2010. Kim writes masterfully about the complexities of marriage and friendships and what could happen when you meet a hunky stranger on a commuter flight. And we weren't the only ones who loved it. People Magazine said, "Astute and engrossing, this debut is a treat!"
Here's the scoop on Love in Mid Air: A chance encounter with a stranger on 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 community. She finds herself cutting through all the instincts that say "no" and instead lets "yes" happen. 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. There are consequences for Elyse, her family, and her circle of close friends, all of whom have an investment in her life continuing as normal. But is normal what she really wants after all? In the end it will take an extraordinary leap of faith for Elyse to find—and follow—her own path to happiness.
Sounds fab, right? We have FIVE copies to give away! Just leave a comment here and you'll be entered to win a copy. We'll choose the winners on Sunday, August 7th after 6pm PST.
And we think you'll love her 5 Do's too...we definitely agree with number three!
CHICK LIT IS NOT DEAD PRESENTS...KIM WRIGHT'S 5 DO'S AND A DO-OVER
5 DO'S
1. Do dance. I took up ballroom dance three years ago and it quickly zoomed from hobby to obsession. Now I dance six days a week – tango, waltz, quickstep, and rumba - and it’s the primary joy of my life. Next to writing, that is.
2. Do try lots of things. Life may not be long, but it’s wide, and we can sample many experiences in the course of a single day. I think it’s especially important to try new things as you get older, whether it’s learning to speak Italian, make the perfect crepe, get certified in scuba, or even just drive to work via a different route.
3. Do cut your hair whenever you feel like you need a change. It’ll grow back.
4. Do go straight to Trader Joe’s and get the truffle cheese ($7), Epicuro red table wine ($6), and Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds with Sea Salt and Turbinado Sugar ($5). Eighteen dollars and eighteen million calories, but I promise you’ll be a happy camper. In fact, if you want to rip open the almonds and start eating them on the way home, I won’t tell.
5. Do read books you don’t expect to like. Give them a chance. If you’re a romance girl, check a mystery out of the library. If you’re into self-help, read a thriller. Or go back and tackle one of those classics you missed in school, like Moby Dick or David Copperfield. Reading a book is a chance to be, for an hour or two at a time, completely outside of daily reality. It’s the most accessible form of magic, so don’t be afraid to use reading as an escape chute that heads straight into some part of yourself you’ve forgotten, or even leads someplace that you’ve never been at all.
DO-OVER
I don’t regret many things in my life but one that’s definitely in the what-the-hell-was-I-thinking category was my decision to follow some sorry-butt boyfriend to another city. He had a good job offer there, but I ended up waiting tables at a medieval-themed fondue restaurant located off an interstate exit. I had to wear a lace-up bodice and short frilly skirt and greet people by saying “Hi, I’m Kim and I’ll be your serving wench.” Why do women put their lives on hold to follow men all over the place – especially men who aren’t worth the sacrifice? Thirty years later I still can’t bear the sight of those awful little fondue forks.
Thanks Kim! xoxo, L&L
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