After Happily Ever After

A Novel

After Happily Ever After
Leslie A Rasmussen
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Paperback
h216 x 140mm - 272pg
22 Apr 2021 US
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9781647420147
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Maggie Dolin is forty-five and isn' t dealing with getting older very well. Seventeen years ago, she gave up her job in publishing to raise her daughter, Gia-but now her only child is about to leave for college, and Maggie isn' t sure what her new purpose will be. She' s been the caretaker and nurturer for so long that she can' t even remember the last time someone took care of her. She wishes Jim, her husband of nineteen years, would take that role on-but he' s been distracted and disconnected, and she' s convinced he' s hiding something from her. Her self-involved, judgmental mother and resentful brother, meanwhile, are certainly no help, and her father-the only person in her life who' s always been there for her and asked nothing in return-is dealing with increasingly serious health issues, leaving Maggie without her rock. As all these stressors pile on, a chance meeting with a younger man causes Maggie to act in a way that is completely out of character for her. As she gets deeper in, she' s forced to make some big decisions about what she wants and deserves-decisions that could change her life forever. After Happily Ever After deals with love, marriage, family, the empty nest, aging parents and what happens when they all come crashing down at the same time.
"Rasmussen is a freelance journalist and former TV sitcom writer and the latter is evident in the novel' s sharp, funny dialogue and Maggie' s wry, observational narration. " --Kirkus Reviews "Leslie A. Rasmussen has written a fiction story that most women can relate to in one way or another with compassion and love. After Happily Ever After is a wonderful read that will not disappoint. I highly recommend After Happily Ever After to women both young and old. " --Readers' Favorite, five stars "A Connecticut housewife traverses middle age with self-deprecating wit and aplomb in Leslie Rassmussen' s novel After Happily Ever After. " --Foreword Reviews
Leslie A. Rasmussen was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She graduated with a bachelor' s in communications from UCLA and went on to write television comedies for Gerald McRaney, Burt Reynolds, Roseanne Barr, Norm McDonald, Drew Carey, and Ralph Macchio, as well as The Wild Thornberrys and Sweet Valley High. Later, she earned a master' s degree in nutrition and ran her own business for ten years. Most recently, Leslie has written personal essays for online magazines such as Huffington Post, Maria Shriver, and SheKnows. She loves dogs and besides having two adorable Labradors, she volunteers at the Burbank Animal Shelter in Burbank, California. Leslie lives in Los Angeles and has two sons, and a husband she' s been with since college. This is her debut novel. She lives in Los Angeles.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781647420147
Published: 22 Apr 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: She Writes Press
Publisher: She Writes Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 272

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