Skipping a Beat (Paperback, Original)

From the author of the acclaimed "The Opposite of Me," a poignant, witty novel about marriage, forgiveness, and the choices that give shape--and limits--to our lives.
What would you do if your husband suddenly wanted to rewrite all of the rules of your relationship? This is the question at the heart of "Skipping a Beat," Pekkanen's thought-provoking second book.
From the outside, Julia and Michael seem to have it all. Both products of difficult childhoods in rural West Virginia - where they were simply Julie and Mike - they become high school sweethearts and fall in love. Shortly after graduation, they flee their small town to start afresh. Now thirty-somethings, they are living a rarified life in their multi-million-dollar, Washington D.C. home. Julia is a highly sought-after party planner, while Michael has just sold his wildly successful flavored water company for $70 million.
But one day, Michael collapses in his office. Four minutes and eight seconds after his cardiac arrest, a portable defibrillator jump-starts his heart. But in those lost minutes he becomes a different man. Money is meaningless to him - and he wants to give it all away. Julia, who sees bits of her life reflected in scenes from the world's great operas, is now facing with a choice she never anticipated. Should she should walk away from the man she once adored - but who truthfully became a stranger to her long before this pronouncement - or give in to her husband's pleas for a second chance and a promise of a poorer but happier life?
As wry and engaging as her debut, but with quiet depth and newfound maturity, "Skipping a Beat" is an unforgettable portrait of a marriage whose glamorous surface belies the complications and betrayals beneath.

General

Imprint:	Washington Square Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	February 2011
Authors:	Sarah Pekkanen
Dimensions:	210 x 135 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	352
Edition:	Original
ISBN-13:	978-1-4516-0982-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-4516-0982-5
Barcode:	9781451609820

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