Stretch Marks: A Novel - Softcover

Stuart, Kimberly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781448921 ISBN 13: 9780781448925

Verlag: David C Cook Publishing Company, 2009

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"Mia is a granola-eating, sensible shoe-wearing, carbon-footprint-conscious twenty-something living in a multicultural neighborhood in Chicago. Her mother, Babs, is a stiletto-wearing Zsa Zsa Gabor type who works as an activities hostess on a Caribbean cruise line...and if you guessed there's some tension there, you'd be right. Factor in an unexpected pregnancy and Mia's idealistic boyfriend, and the mother-daughter relationships is, well, stretched very thin. As is Mia's sanity when Babs shows up to...help..."--p.[4] of cover.

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Kimberly Stuart holds degrees from St. Olaf College and the University of Iowa. After teaching Spanish and English as a second language in Chicago, Minneapolis, Costa Rica, and eastern Iowa, she took a huge increase in pay to be a full-time mom. She makes her home in Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband and two young children.

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Mia is a granola-eating, sensible shoe wearing, carbon footprint conscious twenty-something living in a multicultural neighborhood in Chicago. Her mother, Babs, is a stiletto-wearing Zsa Zsa Gabor type who works as an activities hostess on a Caribbean cruise line and if you guessed there s some tension there, you d be right. Factor in an unexpected pregnancy and Mia s idealistic boyfriend Lars is such a visionary he doesn t believe in the institution of marriage and the mother-daughter relationship is, well, stretched very thin. As is Mia s sanity when Babs shows up to help.

Actually, Mia has a whole neighborhood of quirky characters who want to help, including her BFF Frankie, a magenta-haired librarian; Silas, the courtly gentleman of indeterminate age who lives downstairs; and Adam, proprietor of the corner grocery store where Mia shops. But it s Adam endearing, kind, possessed of a perfect smile and impeccable Persian manners who ultimately charms Babs and rescues Mia from more than one mother-induced meltdown. Could it be that Mia and Babs might actually be able to get along?

With Kimberly Stuart s trademark irreverent humor and a surprising and satisfying take on romance, Stretch Marks is an authentic but tender story about family, grace, and the importance of a good grocer.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: David C Cook Publishing Company
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0781448921
• ISBN 13: 9780781448925
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 292
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: SCM Verlagsgruppe GmbH; https://www.scm-verlagsgruppe.de/; ; Max-Eyth-Str. 41; Holzgerlingen; Baden-Württemberg; 71088; Deutschland