Cathy Voorhees loves her career in advertising as a trend-
predicting hipster who creates ironic, cutting-edge
campaigns. She expects a promotion, but after a pitch for
prepackaged frozen dinners turns into a mockery of the old-
fashioned image of the manufacturer, Cathy is fired
instead. She's moping in her tiny Manhattan apartment when
an accident with her microwave knocks her unconscious and
she awakens surrounded by strangers.
Cathy has more problems than just a bump on her head. She
actually wakes up in 1959 and she's taken over the life of
a young career woman named Cathy Voight. As Cathy tries to
fake her way through life in 1959, she learns firsthand
about home-cooked meals, since the other Cathy was a
cookbook author for convenience foods. Between a boss who
regularly tries to pinch her bottom and the romances of her
two roommates, Cathy is desperate to get back to her own
time. Her only regret is leaving behind the adorable guy in
the downstairs apartment, a man who dreams of superheroes
and science fiction and is clearly crushing on Cathy. But
does he want 1959's Cathy Voight, or the modern-day Cathy
Voorhees? Only time will tell!
Naomi Neale's creativity and talents for observation
shine in the parallels between the lives of the two women.
Witty insights appear in Cathy's hilarious pro-and-con
lists to logically assess her dilemma. Of course, the plot
of this novel is contrived, as all time-travel plots must
be, but the story is character-driven in both the past and
the present. Enjoy a fun twist on chick lit that spotlights
the trials and tribulations of Manhattan career girls from
two generations.
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