A Window Opens
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015]
Format: Large Print
Edition: Large Print edition.
Description: 579 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Like her fictional forebears Kate Reddy and Bridget Jones, Alice Pearse plays many roles (which she never refers to as "wearing many hats" and wishes you wouldn't, either). She is a mostly-happily married mother of three, an attentive daughter, an ambivalent dog-owner, a part-time editor, a loyal neighbor, and a Zen commuter. She is not: a cook, a craftswoman, a decorator, an active PTA member, a natural caretaker, or the breadwinner. But when her husband makes a radical career change, Alice is ready to lean in -- and she knows exactly how lucky she is to land a job at Scroll, a hip young start-up which promises to be the future of reading, with its chain of chic literary lounges and dedication to beloved classics. The Holy Grail of working mothers -- an intellectually satisfying job and a happy personal life -- seems suddenly within reach. Despite the disapproval of her best friend, who owns the local bookstore, Alice is proud of her new "balancing act" (which is more like a three-ring circus) until her dad gets sick, her marriage flounders, her babysitter gets fed up, her kids start to grow up, and her work takes an unexpected turn. Gradually Alice realizes the question is not whether it's possible to have it all, but what does she -- Alice Pearce -- really want?
Series: Thorndike Press large print women's fiction series.
ISBN:
9781410483805
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