Wishful Thinking
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- €10.99
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- €10.99
Publisher Description
Jennifer Sharpe is a divorced mother of two with a problem just about any working parent can relate to: her boss expects her to work as though she doesn’t have children, and her children want her to care for them as though she doesn’t have a boss. But when, through a fateful coincidence, a brilliant physicist comes into possession of Jennifer’s phone and decides to play fairy godmother, installing a miraculous time-travel app called Wishful Thinking, Jennifer suddenly finds herself in possession of what seems like the answer to the impossible dream of having it all: an app that lets her be in more than one place at the same time.
With the app, Jennifer goes quickly from zero to hero in every part of her life: she is super-worker, the last to leave her office every night; she is super-mom, the first to arrive at pickup every afternoon; and she even becomes super-girlfriend, dating a musician who thinks she has unlimited childcare and a flexible job. But Jennifer soon finds herself facing questions that adding more hours to her day can’t answer. Why does she feel busier and more harried than ever? Is she aging faster than everyone around her? How can she be a good worker, mother, and partner when she can’t be honest with anybody in her life? And most important, when choosing to be with your children, at work, or with your partner doesn’t involve sacrifice, do those choices lose their meaning? Wishful Thinking is a modern-day fairy tale in which one woman learns to overcome the challenges—and appreciate the joys—of living life in real time.
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This whimsical, humorous romance with a fantastical twist should appeal to working parents. Jennifer Sharpe is a good-hearted, plucky 39-year-old divorced mom withtwo young sons, Julien and Jack. She works long hours at her job as a v-p at the New York City Housing Authority. Her ex, a journeyman actor who's often broke, has largely ignored their sons. Her boss is a rich, blustery real estate developer who uses his financial support of her pet project to manipulate her. Her babysitter and loyal friend help out, but Jennifer finds there are still too few hours in the day. Enter Dr. Diane Sexton, an eccentric neighbor and brilliant physicist, who installs a time-travel app she appropriately calls Wishful Thinking on Jennifer's phone. The novel's wildly imaginative fun begins. Considering the app miraculous," Jennifer activates it for her trial run, and the stunning results get her hooked. While still at the office, she uses her new time travel powers ( like a hot flash on steroids") and attends Julien's guitar recital, where she meets and falls for his music instructor Owen. As undesirable complications arise, the app permits one final momentous deed before Wicoff (I Do But I Don't) brings her entertaining novel to its sunny Hollywood ending.