Synopses & Reviews
???You are strong, you can do this, ??? the 35-year old Amy tells herself as she careens towards a parked Mercedes, attempting to ride a bike for the first time in decades. Such is the life of Amy Cohen, who, after losing her job as a TV writer, her boyfriend, and her mother to a long bout with cancer, is ready to stop suffering and start growing again. Back in the dating pool at the same time as her closest ally, her dad, she tries, fails, and tries again. Her own search for love leads her to romance with a well-known pundit, a traveling musician, the inevitable run-in with her ex, and eventually, someone she can be herself with. Amy??'s growth is shaped as much by insights as by events, and her sensitivity and humor reveal a voice that??'s assured, despite being self-deprecating. But it??'s her heart that really engages the reader, and her compassion???her ability to recognize herself in other people, and them in her???is what marks her transition and makes her journey so memorable. Late bloomers in all areas of life will recognize Amy??'s inner strength and resilience as part of what makes later success possible, no matter what you???re trying to achieve. The author??'s ability to articulate her own vulnerabilities, and reveal the lighter side of love, loss, and trying again, makes it impossible not to root for her as she asks those two big questions: Just why do we all want to fall in love anyway? and beyond that: Who am I going to be now?
Synopsis
Cohen--after losing her job, her boyfriend, and her mother to a long bout with cancer--is ready to stop suffering and start growing again. Back in the dating pool at the same time as her closest ally, her dad, she tries, fails, and tries again in her search for love.
Synopsis
The debut of a sparkling and reassuring memoirist--an inspiration to late bloomers everywhere"I like to consider myself a late bloomer, meaning someone who will eventually, however late, come into bloom. Although when and if I will bloom remains a mystery. I wish I knew how to speak a foreign language fluently. I wish I knew how to cook a simple roast chicken, or that I had read The Idiot, whose main character sounds like someone I can relate to."
In quick succession, Amy Cohen lost her job writing sitcoms, her boyfriend (with whom she'd been talking marriage), and her mom, after a long bout with cancer. Not exactly the stuff humor thrives on, is it? But filtered through Amy's worldview, there's comedy in the most unexpected places. In this unforgettable, engaging memoir, she recounts her (seemingly) never-ending search for love, her evolving relationship with her widowed dad, and her own almost unintentional growth as she stumbles through life.
Filled with observations sweet, bittersweet, and laugh-out-loud funny, The Late Bloomer's Revolution will be irresistible to anyone who believes her greatest moment is yet to come.
About the Author
Amy Cohen grew up in New York City. A writer/producer on Caroline in the City and Spin City, she also wrote a monthly column for the New York Observer, and later appeared as the dating correspondent on the cable TV show New York Central. She lives in Manhattan, near her family, who has a lot to say about everything.