Lessons in Duck Hunting
A Novel
Published on 18. December 2007
352 pages
978-0-307-41582-0 (ISBN)
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A harried single mother of two young children in London, Ally James is less than thrilled with her lackluster life. Her job marketing marmalade is a yawn fest and the domestic front seems to streak by in a flash of fish sticks and school runs. To top it all off, Ally's ex-husband David seems to have a never-ending roulette wheel of rotating girlfriends, while Ally has endured two meager (and disastrous) dates in as many years.
Then there's David's newest arm-candy, Chantal, who is the first flavor-of-the-month to ever meet the kids-that must mean it's serious. Ally's friend Mel is sure she has the solution to the malaise: a Market Yourself dating seminar. It's either the perfect way to find a new man or the first sign of the apocalypse-Ally isn't sure which, but she decides to give it a whirl. What happens next is stranger, and more invigorating, than Ally could ever have imagined.
Then there's David's newest arm-candy, Chantal, who is the first flavor-of-the-month to ever meet the kids-that must mean it's serious. Ally's friend Mel is sure she has the solution to the malaise: a Market Yourself dating seminar. It's either the perfect way to find a new man or the first sign of the apocalypse-Ally isn't sure which, but she decides to give it a whirl. What happens next is stranger, and more invigorating, than Ally could ever have imagined.
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Lessons in Duck Hunting
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01/2006
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Jayne Buxton cofounded Flametree, a specialist work-life balance consultancy and interactive web-based community for working parents. She lives in London with her husband and three children and is the author of Lessons in Duck Hunting.
Content
- Intro
- TITLE PAGE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- DEDICATION
- EPIGRAPH
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- PART 1
- CHAPTER 1
- CHAPTER 2
- CHAPTER 3
- CHAPTER 4
- CHAPTER 5
- CHAPTER 6
- CHAPTER 7
- CHAPTER 8
- CHAPTER 9
- CHAPTER 10
- PART 2
- CHAPTER 11
- CHAPTER 12
- CHAPTER 13
- CHAPTER 14
- CHAPTER 15
- CHAPTER 16
- CHAPTER 17
- CHAPTER 18
- CHAPTER 19
- CHAPTER 20
- CHAPTER 21
- CHAPTER 22
- CHAPTER 23
- CHAPTER 24
- CHAPTER 25
- CHAPTER 26
- CHAPTER 27
- CHAPTER 28
- CHAPTER 29
- PART 3
- CHAPTER 30
- CHAPTER 31
- CHAPTER 32
- CHAPTER 33
- CHAPTER 34
- CHAPTER 35
- CHAPTER 36
- CHAPTER 37
- CHAPTER 38
- CHAPTER 39
- CHAPTER 40
- PART 4
- CHAPTER 41
- CHAPTER 42
- CHAPTER 43
- EPILOGUE
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
