
Best, First, and Last
Amy T. Matthews(Author)
Kensington Publishing
Published on 25. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-4967-4210-0 (ISBN)
Description
"When twenty-five-year-old Heather Russo breaks up with her boyfriend again she can t figure out if she s to blame or he is. Either way, she s miserable, and working at home via Zoom meetings is only making it worse. What s more, all the women in her family are struggling. Mom Sandy is convinced she s wasted her life and is nursing a giant grudge against Heather s father, whom she s now divorcing. Grandmother Bonnie is reeling with the grief of losing her third husband, and is carrying his urn everywhere she goes, even the supermarket. The bottom has fallen out of their lives so abruptly, the trio is clinging to any handhold they can and slowly but surely losing their grip . . . Inspired by a friend s adventurous grandson, and determined not to spend her 70th birthday wallowing, Bonnie is ready to take extreme measures. Even if it means dragging her beloved girls along by the hair, they re going to hike the Incan Trail to Machu Picchu! Of course, their emotional baggage gets packed with their lightweight jackets, but as they make the trek, the women also talk, sharing stories and secrets that have been festering for far too long. With every arduous step toward the famed summit, each woman sheds some of the past and its pain, and opens up to the extraordinary possibilities of the present and a future that just might include a new happily ever after."--Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
304 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4967-4210-0 (9781496742100)
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Amy T Matthews is a novelist and academic who also writes under the names Amy Barry and Tess LaSue. A former Chair and long serving board member of Writers SA, she is currently a Senior Lecturer and Discipline Lead in Creative Writing at Flinders University and an Associate Member of the JM Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice. She lives in Australia and can be found online at AmyTMatthews.com.