A Scattered Life by Karen McQuestion
I woke up yesterday not feeling well and after working all day (bleh, I had meetings and appointments) I left a little early after texting a friend that I needed to find some good reading for a weekend on the couch under some blankets. She recommended two books, one being A Scattered Life. This looked interesting, and it was on the shorter side, so I decided to read this one first.
It was good.
The writer does an excellent job bringing you in to the character’s lives. I actually felt sorry for the meddlesome mother-in-law. I laughed and cried while reading this story.
If you have a Kindle, I’d recommend picking it up, it is most definitely worth the $1.99 price tag! Karen McQuestion is a new-to-me author that I’ll definitely be adding to my list of authors to watch and read.
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From the Cover
When free-spirited Skyla marries proper and predictable Thomas Plinka, she finally finds the love and stability she’s craved since childhood. She also acquires a new family: mother-in-law Audrey, disapproving and suspicious of Skyla’s nomadic past; father-in-law Walt, gruff but kind; and Thomas’s brothers, sofa-bound Jeffrey, and Dennis, who moved across the country seemingly to avoid the family.
Skyla settles into marriage and motherhood, but quiet life in small-town Wisconsin can’t quell feelings of restlessness. Then into her life comes Madame Picard, the local psychic from the disreputable bookstore, Mystic Books, and new neighbor, Roxanne, whose goal in life is to have twelve kids even though she can’t manage the five she has. Despite her family’s objections, Skyla befriends Roxanne and gets a job at the bookstore, and life gets fuller and more complicated than she ever imagined.
Exceptionally heartwarming and inevitably bittersweet, A Scattered Life is a story that will stay with the reader long after the last page is read.
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I was delighted to find your review of my novel. Thank you so much for the kind words! I love to write, and am very glad to hear when readers connect with the story.
A Scattered Life was recently acquired by AmazonEncore, the new publishing division of Amazon. It will be available in paperback on June 22nd of this year and will have reader questions included for book clubs. I’m beyond thrilled with this new development.
Again, thanks for the great review! I appreciate it.