Meg Clark believes in the “hokey pokey” theory of life, which demands that you put your whole self in; she even teaches it to her kindergarten students. But after the love of her life betrays her, and her father takes a flying leap off the pedestal she set him on, Meg has a hard time putting this theory into practice. What’s the point of opening yourself up if your heart comes back a little more broken each time? Now only one man receives Meg’s full devotion: her nine-year-old son, Henry. She’s happy with her single-mom life. She and Henry are taking on the world in their own lively way, and it’s enough. Still, sometimes love finds you, whether you’re ready or not. Love comes to Meg in the form of Ahmed Bourhani, an exotically handsome Iranian-American who befriends her and Henry over a game of chess in a coffee shop. Meg knows that second chances require a leap of faith, and the result is more often a complicated mixed bag than a neatly packaged happily-ever-after. Sometimes in order to heal you have to hurt, but most of all you have to live your life and put your whole self in. . . . “A promising author.” ― Booklist
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About the Author:
A native of Wisconsin, Laura Fitzgerald lives in Arizona with her husband, who is of Iranian descent, and their two children. Her favorite part of being an author is interacting with readers and attending book clubs by phone and in person.
From AudioFile:
Ten years ago, Meg Clark's husband, her high school sweetheart, left her after he learned she was pregnant. Since then, Meg has focused on raising her son, Henry, and on teaching kindergarten. She has been comfortable with her routine and her rule of no dating--until a chance meeting with the handsome Ahmed Bourhani forces her to consider opening her long-closed heart. Julia Whelan's enthusiastic narration fits the genre of light women's fiction but is sometimes more suited to the voices of the children and the story's happier moments than to the scenes in which Meg deals with her lack of trust. The listener never completely loses the sense of being read to as Whelan's inflections stray close to being too dramatic. C.B.L. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherBrilliance Audio
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1441839666
- ISBN 13 9781441839664
- BindingMP3 CD
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