"Well then, what do you have to lose?" When Jessie
Holland's editor at Savvy magazine asks her this question
over lunch, the whispers of lost chances and forgotten
possibilities begin to course through her mind. A
journalist in New York City, she writes articles for
magazines like Savvy. Lately however, Jessie has had
serious doubts about where her life is going, especially in
the romance department. She's got a guy, a real catch, but
Jonathan is only recently divorced and the wounds and
uncertainty are too fresh in his mind for any type of real
commitment. Plus, neither his parents nor his children
approve of her. Thoughts of going home and retiring from
the "rat race" surface in her conversation with Kate, the
savvy editor, who thinks it's a brilliant article for a six-
month series in her magazine. As long-time best friend
Erin's perfect world has recently begin to crumble, it's an
idea that could work. Could work that is, if Jessie dares
to take the chance to go back home.
Erin Delahanty thought everything was continuing to bloom
back at home central. Running and owning a successful,
popular bed and breakfast with her husband, Skip, she
didn't think life could get any better. Then one day she
goes upstairs and finds Skip packing. Not for a trip, but
because he is leaving her after she torpedoes his idea of
extending their financial resources to buy into his own
business that has always been his dream. Their daughter,
Kayla, has entered the mysterious teenage years and seems
to have more in common with godmother Jessie than her own
mother. When Jessie puts the offer to Erin to switch lives
and gives her a chance at a "bite of the big apple," the
longing for what she might have become is too insistent to
wave away.
Goudge has created the ultimate "what if" story.
Heartwarming, enchanting and poignant, it dares one to
wonder what life might be like given a second go of things.
These best friends, and the people who surround them, are
like the real people one knows and greets every day.
Everyone and no one is at fault for the things that happen
in life, which is a fresh and realistic view of what goes
on in life. It's a beautiful story that touches the very
soul of the reader, and you'll find yourself cheering and
groaning as these two stumble around in shoes of a very
different sort from the ones they are used to wearing.
Don't be surprised if you find your own mind
wondering "what if."
What if you could live the life you've always dreamed of --
but never pursued? What if your choices -- married or
single, career or motherhood, city or country -- could be
made all over again? Bestselling author Eileen Goudge
ponders "what might have been" in this tender, provocative
tale of two best friends who exchange lives -- and discover
the surprising places where their deepest joys and
satisfactions live.
Jessie Holland is a journalist on the rise in New York
City -- and she wouldn't trade her walk-up apartment or her
2:00 a.m. sushi takeout for anything. Only lately, she's
been in search of a hot story, and praying her career isn't
cooling off. When her editor at Savvy magazine poses a
compelling question -- can you ever really go home again? --
Jessie spins the fantasy into a feature story. Could she
return to her western hometown and be truly content? Can a
bona fide New Yorker exchange her subway pass for an SUV
and find happiness?
Erin Delahanty appears to have an enviable life as the
owner of a popular bed & breakfast in a picturesque Arizona
town. What's less visible are the escalating fights between
Erin and her husband, Skip, and the tensions that are
affecting their teenage daughter. When Skip unexpectedly
leaves her, Erin turns to her best friend Jessie for
comfort -- and is handed a stunning proposition: Come live
in Manhattan for six months, while Jessie runs the inn and
steps into her shoes.
Neither woman has anything to lose: Jessie's romance with
recently divorced news bureau chief Jonathan Silver is at a
crossroads, while Erin needs time to sort out her marriage.
But the choices and challenges they face in their new
worlds take them both by surprise....What began as a daring
magazine article will change both women forever. Can you go
home again?
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