3.5
Joy For Beginners
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From national bestselling author of Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club pick The Scent Keeper comes a beautifully crafted novel about daring to experience true joy, starting one small step at a time.
Having survived a life-threatening illness, Kate celebrates by gathering with six close friends. At an intimate outdoor dinner on a warm September evening, the women challenge Kate to start her new lease on life by going white-water rafting down the Grand Canyon with her daughter. But Kate is reluctant to take the risk.
That is, until her friend Marion proposes a pact: if Kate will face the rapids, each woman will do one thing in the next year that scares her. Kate agrees, with one provision—she didn't get to choose her challenge, so she gets to choose theirs. Whether it's learning to let go of the past or getting a tattoo, each woman’s story interweaves with the others, forming a seamless portrait of the power of female friendships.
Having survived a life-threatening illness, Kate celebrates by gathering with six close friends. At an intimate outdoor dinner on a warm September evening, the women challenge Kate to start her new lease on life by going white-water rafting down the Grand Canyon with her daughter. But Kate is reluctant to take the risk.
That is, until her friend Marion proposes a pact: if Kate will face the rapids, each woman will do one thing in the next year that scares her. Kate agrees, with one provision—she didn't get to choose her challenge, so she gets to choose theirs. Whether it's learning to let go of the past or getting a tattoo, each woman’s story interweaves with the others, forming a seamless portrait of the power of female friendships.
“Joy for Beginners takes us on the emotional journeys of seven women seeking to transform their lives, and proves that sometimes what we really need to inspire us to change is a good, firm shove.”—Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain
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Kayla Williams
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“I love Erica Bauermeister’s writing. It’s so smart and thoughtful and creative. She uses unique, specific, detailed experiences for her characters, and it adds so much depth and intention to the stories she tells. Joy for Beginners is a novel but reads like interconnected short stories. I loved all seven of the women in this book and getting to know each of them on their own terms. I can’t wait to continue reading through the rest of Erica Bauermeister’s backlist.”
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Jenny Lane
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“A lovely, delightful read about 7 friends who embark on doing one thing that is "hard" to them. I love books about good female friendships....such a blessing. Bauermeister's writing is evocative and full of goodies for all of the senses. I loved her book, No Two Persons.”
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