The Cure for Modern Life
Though Matthew and Amelia were once in love and planning to raise a family together, they are now professional "enemies." He is a high-powered executive at exactly the kind of company Amelia believes is ruining the world - and she tells him so every chance she gets, in the newspaper articles she...
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Though Matthew and Amelia were once in love and planning to raise a family together, they are now professional "enemies." He is a high-powered executive at exactly the kind of company Amelia believes is ruining the world - and she tells him so every chance she gets, in the newspaper articles she writes about the "crimes" of companies like Matthew's. Certainly Matthew would never help a homeless child. It's about as ridiculous as Matthew still having feelings for her. And yet, on a cold November night, while walking to his upscale loft, Matthew finds himself face to face with a boy screaming for help. Ten-year-old Danny is desperate to save his three-year-old sister and determined to do whatever he has to do - including disrupting Matthew's careful organized life. When Amelia gets involved and even their old college friend Ben, Matthew will have to confront the hard questions about what he's doing at his company. Amelia will change too, as she faces her last chance to have the family she's always wanted. They will all be forced to decide, finally, how they want to live and what they truly believe.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780743492799 (074349279X)
ASIN: 074349279X
Publish date: March 25th 2008
Publisher: Atria
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
While highly implausible and a little bit preachy, this was a simple book that was easy to read and kept me engaged. Other reviews commented that the characters were annoying. I don't know about that, I did however, find that a lot of the premise between Amelia and Matthew was based on unresolved...
Radnor Library was closed on Saturday and I am a little bit mad at them because I forgot to anticipate this and was stuck with very few options for reading material in my apartment...to the "Never Got Around to Reading Pile" we go and away we come with a bit of a turd.Okay, maybe that's a bit harsh...
Another great read from Lisa Tucker. She always delights and surprises me.