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Three women, two weeks, one convertible: sometimes life doesn't take you in the direction you expect...
Colleen Bradley is married with a teenage son, a modest business repurposing and reselling antiques, and longtime fear that she was not her husbands first choice. When she decides to take a road trip down the east coast to check out antique auctions for her business, she also has a secret ulterior motive. Her one-woman mission for peace of mind is thrown slightly off course when sixteen year old Tamara becomes her co-pilot. The daughter of Colleens brother-in-law, Tamara is aware that people see her as a screw-up, but she knows in her heart that shes so much more. She just wishes her father could see it, too.
The already bumpy trip takes another unexpected turn when they stop at the diner that served as Colleens college hangout and run into her old friend, Bitty Nolan Camalier. Clearly distressed, Bitty gives them a story full of holes: angry with her husband, she took off on her own, only to have her car stolen. Both Colleen and Tamara sense that theres more that Bitty isnt sharing, but Colleen offers to give Bitty a ride to Florida.
So one becomes two becomes three as Colleen, Tamara, and Bitty make their way together down the coast. Its a road trip fraught with tension as Tamaras poor choices come back to haunt her and Bittys secrets reach a boiling point. With no one to turn to but each other, these three women might just discover that you can get lost in life but somehow, true friends provide a roadmap to finding what youre really looking for.
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Praise for Beth Harbison
"Smart, funny, and unapologetically romantic." —Publisher's Weekly (starred) on Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger "An easy, breezy read, funny and charming, and perfect for a lazy day in the hammock or at the beach." —New York Journal of Books on Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger "A lighthearted romantic romp." —USA Today on Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger"Harbison dazzles in her latest, a perfect blend of chick lit and womens fiction . . . Absolutely first-rate." —Publishers Weekly (starred) on When in Doubt, Add Butter "Delicious, just like dessert." —People magazine on When in Doubt, Add Butter"Touching, truthful, and profoundly satisfying." —Jen Lancaster, New York Times bestselling author of Jeneration X on Always Something There to Remind Me "Harbison continues to wow readers with her charm and genuine characters." —Booklist on Hope in a Jar
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“Harbisons light-as-a-feather novel about three women on a road trip is a drive-time pleasure no matter what ride you choose.” - People Magazine
Synopsis
Dara, savvy in business but not so savvy in love, has unexpectedly found success running a monthly tag sale after losing her job and inheriting her uncles farmette in Maryland. Colleen, feeling underappreciated and in a rut with her husband and kids, rents a stall at Daras tag sale, and now the two women are embarking on a two-week antiquing/thrift shopping roadtrip to Florida in the hopes of finding some diamonds in the rough to fix up and sell. However, things take an unexpected turn when they meet Jonnie, a mousy woman down on her luck in a big way, at a North Carolina diner. They offer her a ride with them to Florida, but they soon learn Jonnie has been hiding a few key facts: Jonnie has poisoned her abusive husband, and now shes on the run. And Dara and Colleen are accessories after the fact…
Three women, two weeks, one truck: sometimes life doesn't take you in the direction you expect...in Driving with the Top Down by Beth Harbison.
About the Author
BETH HARBISON is The New York Times bestselling author of Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger; When In Doubt, Add Butter; Always Something There To Remind Me; Thin, Rich, Pretty; Hope In A Jar; Secrets of a Shoe Addict; and Shoe Addicts Anonymous. She grew up in Potomac, Maryland, outside Washington, D.C., and now shares her time between that suburb, New York City, and a quiet home on the eastern shore.