First published 2000
Samantha Morrow thought she had everything figured out. For twenty years, she lived contentedly with her husband David and their son Travis in a house she loved. Then David announces he wants a divorce and leaves immediately. Sam finds herself shocked, confused, and strangely fixated on Martha Stewart. Her first response is revenge spending thousands at Tiffany's on David's credit card. When he cuts off her access, reality hits hard. To keep her house and support Travis, Sam needs income fast. She decides to rent out rooms. Her first tenant is Lydia Fitch, a seventy something woman who becomes the grandmother figure Travis needs. Sam also searches for work, having never held a real job except singing in a band years ago. Through King, the man who helps Lydia move in, she finds an employment agency. Soon she's working odd jobs from making change at a laundromat to helping carpenters. The story follows Sam as she discovers her own strength while navigating the wreckage of her marriage and building an unexpected new family.
Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
271 pages · Hardcover · Wheeler Pub Inc