Charlie discovered the healing power of yoga after a
devastating breakup, which led her to drop out of her
outwardly glamorous, high-stress Wall Street job and start
a yoga studio with a couple of friends. While outwardly she
seems to have it all together, she still hasn't quite
gotten over the man who broke her heart. Sabine had dreams
of a writing career but finds herself still in
a "temporary" editing job years later, working on other
writers' romance novels and fantasizing about her own Mr.
Right. Bess did become a writer, but not the hard-hitting
journalist she had planned to be. Instead, she captions
celebrity photos for a gossip rag. She's also struggling to
maintain a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend in
L.A. Naomi gave up her dreams of being a globe-trotting
photographer when an unplanned pregnancy left her with a
baby boy to raise alone. Now a web designer, she adores 8-
year-old Noah and is furious that Gene, Noah's absentee
father, has decided to re-enter the picture.
When a 10-year college reunion brings these women together,
they decide to do more than stay in touch afterward with a
few e-mails or messages on Facebook. They form an exclusive
early morning yoga class at Charlie's studio. While
learning the moves and philosophy of yoga, the four not
only come to know one another better but to learn something
about themselves as well.
This charming novel follows Charlie, Sabine, Naomi and Bess
through their interactions with one another and on their
individual paths as well. I found myself interested in each
woman's story and enjoyed being a part of their lives as
they handled situations with grace, good humor, sometimes a
good cry, and yes, the occasional glass of wine. Although
at times I thought there was a bit too much emphasis on the
women each feeling they had to be in a relationship, it's a
very real part of life and the men in the story aren't just
props. I think this is a book readers will want to share
with some friends of their own.
A poignant debut novel about the transformative powers of
yoga and friendship for four women on the verge of realizing
their dreams
With beauty, brains, and a high-paying Wall
Street position, Charlie was a woman who seemed to have it
all—until she turned thirty and took stock of her life, or
lack thereof. She left it all behind to pursue yoga, and
now, two years later, she's looking to drum up business for
her fledgling studio in Brooklyn. Attending her college's
alumni night with fliers in tow, she reconnects with three
former classmates whose post-graduation lives, like hers,
haven't turned out like they'd hoped.
Romance book editor
Sabine still longs to write the novel that's bottled up
inside her. Once an up-and-coming photographer and Upper
East Side social darling, Naomi is now a single mom who
hasn't picked up her camera in years. And Bess, who dreamed
of being a serious investigative journalist a la Christiane
Amanpour, is stuck in a rut, writing snarky captions for a
gossip mag. But at a weekly yoga class at Charlie's studio,
the four friends, reunited ten years after college, will
forge new bonds and take new chances—as they start over,
fall in love, change their lives...and come face-to-face
with haunting realities.
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