By Claire Cook
"A excellent seashore learn. Claire cook dinner once more demonstrates that she's a grasp in developing humorous, hot, relatable characters you root for from the first actual page." --Allison Winn Scotch, manhattan instances bestselling writer of the one who i need and Time of My existence "With wit and tenderness, Claire prepare dinner sweeps us into the lifetime of Jill Murray, a feisty unmarried mother attempting to sew jointly a destiny after being deserted by means of her husband. it is a pleasant tale of affection, loss, and the spectacular occasions that healed her center. I cheered for Jill the whole way." --Beth Hoffman, writer of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt "Claire Cook's well-traveled protagonist is sensible, really hilarious, and fully sympathetic. Like a scorching bubble tub or a vacation on the seashore, you will not wish it to end." --Cecily Von Ziegesar, ny instances bestselling writer of Gossip lady and Cum Laude A high-spirited novel from the bestselling writer of needs to Love canines and Life's a seashore that may have you ever making plans a female friend getaway very quickly! simply whilst Jill Murray's eventually found out the right way to deal with on her personal, her ex-husband proves that he cannot even run away reliably. After seven lengthy years lacking in motion, he is again -- crashing into the man-free life Jill and her ten-year-old daughter have equipped so rigorously. and what is an outstanding mom to do? To a toddler, even a deadbeat dad is best than no dad in any respect. Jill's lifestyles simply hasn't grew to become out rather the best way she deliberate. by means of now, she'd was hoping to be jetting around the globe as a high-end cultural trainer. as an alternative, she's answering telephones for an area trip enterprise and educating cooking periods on the neighborhood middle. input free-spirited entrepreneur Billy, who hires Jill as a specialist for an upcoming business journey. Is their courting veering off in a brand new course? And what approximately her ex? Jill could not in all probability nonetheless have emotions for him . . . may perhaps she? without notice, her no-boys-allowed existence is something yet. they are saying that each seven years you develop into a totally new individual, yet Jill is not convinced she's prepared for the massive swap. It takes a Costa Rican getaway to assist her make a selection -- now not quite a bit among the 2 males in her existence, yet among the girl she is and the single she desires to be. compliment for Seven yr swap ny occasions "Beach Chair priceless learn" united states this present day "Hot summer time seashore ebook" decide manhattan submit summer season ebook choose 2010 seashore publication competition Award Grand Prize winner "Bestseller cook dinner charms back with this full of life warm-hearted examine altering classes mid-life." -People "Cook hits her marks...a seashore tote could not ask for more." -Kirkus "A lot of enjoyable to learn? Definitely!" -Redbook "Cook sincerely owns the seashore scene." -The Patriot Ledger "Readers will love Cook's single-mom protagonist and the witty beach-book vibe." -Woman's global "If you have got a penchant for woman's literature that rejects bodice-ripping myth in want of genuine ladies with brains, substance and humorousness good intact, functioning within the genuine international with all its prickly realities, Seven yr swap is punctiliously gratifying. -North County occasions "As certain because the summer season breezes will descend upon the shorelines, Claire cook dinner offers one more captivating and pleasant tale that might catch her readers' hearts. humorous, enticing, and downright delectable, SEVEN 12 months swap is that this summer's must-read." -Fresh Fiction
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Our hostel was in a great location, a former pension within walking distance of just about everything. The shower stalls had doors, but no temperature control for the lukewarm water that dribbled out when you pushed a button. There was no hot water at all in the sinks and no power outlets in the big dormitory-style rooms. Sheets cost extra, but when we’d arrived in Barcelona, we were both flush with money, me from the check I’d received just before I bailed from a job guiding Asian tours for an American company, Seth from a job he’d just quit teaching English in a Japanese school.
He said. My heart leaped into action and my hands began to shake, but other than that, I couldn’t feel a thing. I remembered reading that in a fight-or-flight reaction, deep thought shuts down and more primitive responses take over. I picked up the bowl. I gulped down some air. I measured the distance between us. I tried to imagine my feet propelling me past him—out of the building, into my car, safely back home. Flight was winning by a landslide. “No,” I said. ” He followed me out to my car, keeping a safe distance.
It was ridiculously easy. I wasn’t sure if that made me feel better or worse. To dispose of the evidence, I buried the paper clip in the wastebasket under my desk. I stayed in my office chair and started flipping back to front through the little pink diary. I closed my eyes when I got to the poem I’d already seen. It was just too painful to read it again. I skimmed an entry about how Anastasia wanted to sit with Becca on the bus, but she couldn’t because Becca was already sitting with Alle, who usually sat with Storie.