Sweet Life by Mia King
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- Pub. Date: September 2008
- 352pp
- Sales Rank: 88,633
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: September 2008
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Format: Paperback, 352pp
- Sales Rank: 88,633
- ISBN-13: 9780425221679
- ISBN: 0425221679
Synopsis
What if you got away from it all—and then it all got away from you?
When her husband gets a new job, Marissa Price leaves the island of Manhattan for the island of Hawaii. Paradise seems like the perfect place to find herself, save her marriage, and reconnect with her daughter. But Marissa discovers her new life is less about beaches and beautiful sunsets and more about cows and lava flows. Their new "home" is a fixer-upper. But what most needs fixing—her marriage— is the first thing to crumble when her husband announces he wants time apart to find himself. Pulled in opposite directions, Marissa is faced with the most important decision of her life—a choice that will define who she is, what she wants, and where her happiness lies.
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Mia King is currently at work on her next novel.
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Sweet life: How sweet it is!by Ohstacy
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December 02, 2009: "Sweet Life" by Mia King is pure beach reading.even if it's in mid-winter and the coast is miles away. The author, who has a flare for travel vignettes, re-creates such a vivid, off-the-beaten-path-where-the-locals-live slice of Hawaii that you can almost smell the salty ocean mingle with the fresh plumeria in the air.pass me a chunk of guava, please, ummm..now back to the book.
An extra star goes to an interesting plot that involves the main character, Marissa and her husband Paul, along with their young daughter, undertaking a major relocation from Manhattan to Hawaii due to Paul's job promotion. Oops, one star down; some of the plot is a bit too incredulous. I mean, what are the odds of meeting an annoying fellow passenger on an airplane, only to end up roommates who transform from total opposites to total friends? Other unrealistic situations bring Marissa together with two other women who end up being Marissa's roommates after her husband skips out on her. Since the plot forces many of the puzzle pieces in the main character's life together, I could not get fully lost in the book. On the plus side, call me Pollyanna, but I love the fact that Paul, Marissa's husband who is on the brink of a breakdown, ends up being a squeaky-clean committed husband. It is a refreshing break from a divorce-thirsty society and the way Mia sets up these circumstances is quite ingenious, but definitely credible. The author's recipes (her hallmark) add another layer of sweetness to the book. Call it a day, grab a blanket and head to the beach of your mind, this book is meant for pure paradisiacal escape.Fun Readby Mrs_V
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August 09, 2009: Originally posted on my blog: http://mrsvsreviews.blogspot.com/2008/11/sweet-life.html
I absolutely loved this book. I really enjoyed the format of having the book start with a prologue letting readers know that Marissa had a disasterous Valentine's Day and that her marriage is falling apart. The first chapter takes us back in time to see how her life ended up the way it is. After her husband received an offer to immediately transfer to Hawaii Marissa struggled with being ready to leave behind her career. As a reader I knew that they obviously ended up going and that it was a disaster. My stomach clenched as I was wishing they would just stay in New York and avoid her prologue heartbreak. However, as I got further into the book I realized that Hawaii was only a catalyst to the unevitable. I was constantly trying to put the puzzle pieces together to understand how everything fit together. When I finally got to the part of the book where the prologue scene played out I realized that it was not as it seemed. The book had plenty of twists and turns to keep me on my toes as a reader.In the back of the book there are also recipes that complement different scenes from the book. I love to skim material at the back of books, but I realized that it was not such a good idea in this case because the titles of the recipes give away a bit of information, so I tore myself away from them before seeing any more details too soon. After finishing the book it was fun to read through the titles and descriptions again. It was perfect because it was like looking through a photo album from a memorable experience, prompting on reflections of the ups and downs.
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