Carla Richards is a lot of things. She's a waitress at Anchorage's premier dining establishment, Mexico in an Igloo; an artist who secretly makes erotic dolls for extra income; a divorcee who can't quite detach from her ex-husband; and a single mom trying to support her gifted eight-year-old son, her pregnant sister, and her babysitter-turned-resident-teenager.
She's one overdue bill away from completely losing control-when inspiration strikes in the form of a TV personality. Now she's scribbling away in a diary, flirting with an anthropologist, and making appointments with a credit counselor.
Still, getting her life and dreams back on track is difficult. Is perfection really within reach? Or will she wind up with something even better?
"Cinthia Ritchie is a courageous and thoroughly passionate writer. Her unflinching prose will not be denied." [Ronald Spatz, Editor Alaska Quarterly Review]"Cinthia Ritchie is a writer of unusual passions and unusual vision. She allows the world to flow through her and onto the page in prose that is breathless, intimate, and brutally, perfectly honest." [Sherry Simpson, The Way Winter Comes]"Reader, you hold in your hands a novel so true and heartfelt you'll want to buy it for everyone you know." [Jo-Ann Mapson, author of Bad Girl Creek and Finding Casey]"Despite, or perhaps because of, her very human flaws, Carla is a character who is easy to love, and her journal is an engaging read." [Kirkus Reviews]"Ritchie's tale of female triumph makes for a fun read." [Publishers Weekly]
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
© Hachette Aotearoa | New Zealand, All Rights Reserved · Site by Chook