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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted each week by Jill at Breaking the Spine , in which a book blogger spotlights an upcoming release that he/she is "waiting" on.
This week I am waiting on The Opposite of Me: A Novel
by Sarah Pekkanen. I heard about this author over at She Is Too Fond of Books ; the blog has a feature entitled Spotlight on Bookstores where a guest post highlights a local bookstore. Sarah Pekkanen wrote a post about the Book Barn in Niantic, CT. This place looks to be a haven for used books and it is very close to an office I travel to about once per week for work - I will be heading to the Book Barn soon on an upcoming trip! Anyhow, I loved the tone of Sarah Pekkanen's post and then saw that she has a book releasing in March. I am looking forward to reading this one! Synopsis from author's website
Reminiscent of Jennifer Weiner’s In Her Shoes and Emily Giffin’s Something Borrowed, this funny, poignant debut novel explores the desire to have it all, the relationships that define us, and the complicated, irreplaceable bonds of sisterhood. Redbook magazine calls it "smart" and "soulful" and chose it as a March book pick.
Twenty-nine year old Lindsey Rose has, for as long as she can remember, lived in the shadow of her devastatingly beautiful fraternal twin sister, Alex. Determined to get noticed, Lindsey is finally on the cusp of being named Creative Vice President of an elite New York advertising agency, after years of 80 plus-hour weeks, migraines, and profound loneliness. But during the course of one devastating night, Lindsey’s carefully-constructed life implodes.
Humiliated and desperate, she flees the glitter of Manhattan and retreats to the time warp of her parents’ Maryland home. As her sister plans her lavish wedding to her prince charming, Lindsey struggles to maintain her identity as the smart, responsible twin, while she furtively tries to put her career back together. But things get more complicated when a long-held family secret is unleashed that forces both sisters to reconsider who they are and who they are meant to be.This releases Mar 9, 2010.
What are you waiting on?
I've seen this cover everywhere lately and look forward to reading the book.
ReplyDeleteOoh, this sounds like a good read. Hope you make it to Book Barn soon!
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of this. I'll put it on my wish list. Good luck at a new bookstore! A dream for all of us, huh? :-)
ReplyDeleteI liked In Her Shoes but this one looks even better. This sounds like a must read for me and I am going to put it on my TBR list. Great pick! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteyes yes...this does sound really good; thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteoh if you go to the book barn please tell me all about it - what you like, what you don't like...if it looks like a barn, etc. etc. it just sounds like such a cool name; man i wish i thought of that!
ReplyDeleteHi, I've given you an award, here you go: http://intetextualchronicles.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-very-first-award.html
ReplyDeleteWow, sounds interesting and very intriguing, I must say..going to my wish list.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the lovely mention of my book! I really hope you enjoy it - please drop me a line to let me know.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Sarah
Thanks for telling us of a new author - good hook. I had been waiting for The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine. I just bought a copy from my local independent bookstore yesterday. I'm still waiting for Lionel Shriver's latest.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to this one too. You know that the author blogs over at The Debutante Ball, right? Her blog entries make me anticipate the book that much more. :-)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great. Having a sister that is the opposite of ME will probably make the story ring true in a lot of ways!
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