An Imperfect Life

Finally, this book is underway. It's been edited, proofread, the cover design is finished, and now it's in the last step before it's published: formatting--getting the typed manuscript onto book pages. Every step is both exciting and nerve-racking. I expect An Imperfect Life will be available on Amazon and in bookstores on or around mid-January. 

The story: 

 The child of alcoholic parents, Christine Macabee should have known better than to marry a man who drank too much. Thankfully, she has her eccentric older sister Louise to lean on.  

After a fatal accident alters the family, Christine devises a plan to raise her three children on a steady diet of home cooked meals, inspiring poetry, and the silly addition of an imaginary husband—the singer-songwriter, John Denver. Her plan works, until it doesn’t. 

The kids grow up, make mistakes, fall in and out of love, and fall in and out of trouble—some troubles more serious than others. And just when it looks like everything’s back on track, Christine faces a  crisis of her own. 

Raw, tender, and often funny, this is a working-class epic about the ordinary heroism of showing up, with hope and humor—again and again. Can Christine have her own happy ending? Maybe. But not before she’s forced to reexamine her version of a perfect life

Once the formatting is done, I'll be looking for 'advance readers.' This means I will provide an advance copy free of charge in exchange for an honest review on or around the day the book is officially published. If you're on my email list, you may be getting an invitation! (or let me know if interested.)

It's likely my blog is going to give extra attention on my writing and my books for a few months. I haven't mentioned advertising and promotion--I'll get to that--but I can say that part isn't nearly as much fun as writing and printing! 

This blog started my writing career, almost a decade ago. I cherish it still.

Love kj