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Leigh himess irresistible debut novel tells the funny and touching story of an ordinary woman offered an extraordinary opportunity to reboot her life, explore the road not taken, and ultimately, find her true selfwhoever that may be. Leigh himess irresistible debut novel tells the funny and touching story of an ordinary woman offered an extraordinary opportunity to reboot her life. She majored in history and journalism at the university of delaware, later embarking on a fifteenyear career in public relations. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the one that got away. I found myself rolling my eyes at her all through the book. Read the one that got away a novel by leigh himes available from rakuten kobo. Well, the one that got away by leigh himes is the perfect pick. I gave it 45 and look forward to its release on may 31st purchase your copy on amazon here. Great summer read 45 stars buy your copy of the one that got away. Over the long weekend i started reading the one that got away by leigh himes and was quickly swept up by the fun and imaginative storyline and fashionfocused descriptions. Abbey lahey is an overworked mother of two who feels her identity slipping. Tlc book tours tour stops for the one that got away. Jun, 2017 today, im delighted to be in the cyber company of leigh himes leigh is the debut novelist of the one that got away hachette booksout in paperback today. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
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Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Born and raised in greensboro, north carolina, she now lives just outside of philadelphia with her husband and their two children. These children may be similar to the children described in my book, though my daughter lulu is not a brat and she hates pink. The one that got away by leigh himes overview in this irresistible debut novel, a freak accident allows a wife and mother to explore the alluring road not taken. In the tradition of the romantic comedy sliding doors and lionel shrivers the postbirthday world, leigh himes s irresistible debut novel tells the funny and touching story of an ordinary woman offered an extraordinary opportunity to reboot her life, explore the road not taken, and, ultimately, find her true self whoever that may be. Abbey is a mom of two whos doing her best to balance motherhood, being the perfect wife, and work, but shes overworked and stressed. Jun, 2017 the one that got away is a good book and i enjoyed reading it. Leigh himes, author of the one that got away, on tour june. This acclaimed book by leigh himes is available at in several formats for your ereader. Cinnamon scones the one that got away all roads lead to. It would have been better if it were about 50 pages shorter.
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So when she finds out her husbands business is in trouble, shes left with more than she can handle and forced to return that gorgeous red marc jacobs bag she bought for. Abbey lahey is a married, harried working mother of two, struggling to make ends meet in a bluecollar suburb of philadelphia. Today, im delighted to be in the cyber company of leigh himes leigh is the debut novelist of the one that got away hachette booksout in paperback today. Himess debut novel begins with harried working wife and mother abbey, who hits her heads and loses consciousness while wishing for a. The one that got away book king county library system. The one that got away delivers wish fulfillment on a grand. A woman desperately in need of a vacation from lifeand who is about to get one, thanks to an unexpected tumble down a nordstrom escalator. The one that got away centers around abbey lahey who is married to jesse. When a tumble down a nordstrom escalator lands her in an alternate reality. Author leigh himes has spent fourteen years working in the public relations field. The hardest part was getting through the first chapter, not because there was anything wrong but because of the spoilers that i had read before buying the book. The one that got away by leigh himes overdrive rakuten. Giveaway the one that got away, by leigh himes is there any better way to kick off friday than with a giveaway as some of you all may recall, last year after the release of leigh himes debut novel, the one that got away, she was so kind to guest post on the blog, answer a few questions about herself and tell us about her new book.