Synopses & Reviews
aAn accomplished and superior novelista (Statesman Journal) delivers a bittersweet book about a womanas midlife crisis that asks: How does a good girl know when to finally let herself be bad?
When she learns that her college sweetheart husband has been seeing another woman, Mira Serafinoas perfect world is shattered and she wants no one, least of all her big Italian family, to know. She heads northawith no destination and little moneya stopping only when her car breaks down in Seattle. She takes a job at the offbeat Coffee Shop at the Center of the Universe, where sheall experience a terrifying but invigorating freedom, and meet someone sheall come to love: the new Mira.
Review
[A] wry and funny portrait.
Diana Loevy, author of The Book
Smart, funny, and endearing
one terrific read!
Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain
Flawless storytelling make[s] this a book to remember.
Karen White, author of The Memory of Water
Synopsis
Upon learning that her college sweetheart husband has been seeing another woman, Mira Serafino’s once perfect world is shattered and she wants no one, least of all her big Italian family, to know. She takes off—with no destination and little money—heading north until her car breaks down in Seattle. There she takes a job at the offbeat Coffee Shop at the Center of the Universe, where she’ll experience a terrifying but invigorating freedom, and meet someone she’ll come to love: the new Mira.
About the Author
Jennie Shortridge lives in Seattle, WA with her husband, and juggles her time between writing novels and working in the community to foster literacy.