The Bright Side of Disaster: A Novel
ISBN-13:
9780345497963
ISBN-10:
0345497961
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Katherine Center
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Format:
Paperback
271 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780345497963
ISBN-10:
0345497961
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Katherine Center
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Format:
Paperback
271 pages
Summary
The Bright Side of Disaster: A Novel (ISBN-13: 9780345497963 and ISBN-10: 0345497961), written by authors
Katherine Center, was published by Ballantine Books in 2008.
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Description
Sometimes the worst thing that can happen is exactly what you've been waiting for.
Very pregnant and not quite married, Jenny Harris doesn't mind that she and her live-in fiancé, Dean, accidentally started their family a little earlier than planned. But Dean is acting distant, and the night he runs out for cigarettes and doesn't come back, he demotes himself from future husband to sperm donor. And the very next day, Jenny goes into labor.
In the months that follow, Jenny plunges into a life she never anticipated: single motherhood. At least with the sleep deprivation, sore boobs, and fits of crying (both hers and the baby's), there's not much time to dwell on her broken heart. And things are looking up: Jenny learns how to do everything one-handed, makes friends in a mommy group, and even gets to know a handsome, helpful neighbor. But Dean is never far from Jenny's thoughts or, it turns out, her doorstep, and in the end she must choose between the old life she thought she wanted and the new life she's been lucky to find.
"The Bright Side of Disaster is a treat of a book. It is so warm, so smart, so touching, so wise-and, despite its poignancy, you read the whole thing with a laugh in your throat."
-Anna Maxted, author of A Tale of Two Sisters
"A funny and poignant novel about love, motherhood and men . . . elevates the subject matter beyond the realm of 'mommy lit.' "
-Houston Chronicle"A compulsively great read with a truly likable leading lady."--MetroCanada"Charming, quite sweet, and deliciously hopeful." --Stephanie Klein, author of Straight Up and Dirty
Don't miss the reading group guide in the back of the book.
Very pregnant and not quite married, Jenny Harris doesn't mind that she and her live-in fiancé, Dean, accidentally started their family a little earlier than planned. But Dean is acting distant, and the night he runs out for cigarettes and doesn't come back, he demotes himself from future husband to sperm donor. And the very next day, Jenny goes into labor.
In the months that follow, Jenny plunges into a life she never anticipated: single motherhood. At least with the sleep deprivation, sore boobs, and fits of crying (both hers and the baby's), there's not much time to dwell on her broken heart. And things are looking up: Jenny learns how to do everything one-handed, makes friends in a mommy group, and even gets to know a handsome, helpful neighbor. But Dean is never far from Jenny's thoughts or, it turns out, her doorstep, and in the end she must choose between the old life she thought she wanted and the new life she's been lucky to find.
"The Bright Side of Disaster is a treat of a book. It is so warm, so smart, so touching, so wise-and, despite its poignancy, you read the whole thing with a laugh in your throat."
-Anna Maxted, author of A Tale of Two Sisters
"A funny and poignant novel about love, motherhood and men . . . elevates the subject matter beyond the realm of 'mommy lit.' "
-Houston Chronicle"A compulsively great read with a truly likable leading lady."--MetroCanada"Charming, quite sweet, and deliciously hopeful." --Stephanie Klein, author of Straight Up and Dirty
Don't miss the reading group guide in the back of the book.
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