Category: Women Publisher: A Cappela Publishing
ISBN-10: 0984617728
Type: Fiction
Pages: 108
Copyright: April 11, 2011
ISBN-13: 9780984617722
A woman's transformation and adventures in Costa Rica and the US as she takes risks and becomes independent.
Through eleven partially linked chronological stories we follow Danielle as she splits from a long-term marriage to find her way as a single woman living alone in a foreign country. Her search for both physical and emotional contentment and independence leads her to take risks in life and love from jumping off waterfalls, to discovering a gorgeous young caveman, and learning the art of marijuana growing and harvesting. Follow her journey as she intertwines intimate personal insights with wild adventures
Excerpt
Home in Florida, my husband and I sit at an outdoor café and become personal. We’re not supposed to do that. We’ve been separated for the last six months. Our counselor has suggested light conversations in pleasant surroundings, just to see if we can do it. We can’t.
Will’s voice prods me, “You said if I let go I could have you. I see that’s not true.”
“Have me? You’ll never get it.” Asshole.
“Haven’t I stayed away and stopped calling?”
I remember myself locked in the bathroom with him, my arms pinned to the wall. “It’s more than your harassment, it’s about control. Putting me back in your cage.”
He blurts “Fuck you, I’ll walk home!” so loud that his bloated face deflates as he jumps back from the table and hobbles away on his injured knee. The other diners look without looking, faces melting with disdain.
I stand, watch him recede, his back rigid, refusing to turn. Then I throw down some bills and drive home dreading a glimpse of him, scared I’ll have to pick him up, scared I won’t. He leaves a message on my machine, “I give up. Divorce me, bitch.”
Professional Reviews
Regina Perry
“Jill Green’s writing always leaves me emotionally engaged. She reaches beyond the intellect into the soul and makes me ponder life from new angles. Free to Bloom will not disappoint. Beyond assisting anyone seeking deeper understanding of self and relationships, it’s an enjoyable read.”
Marisa Mangani
“Jill Green's tales in Free to Bloom are full of energy and lust for life. She captures her new world of post-wifery against the backdrop of Costa Rica's lush country and people.Youthful and engaging, yet filled with mature insights as she moves forward in her exploration of love, family and self-reliance.”
Pecked to Death offers a refreshing perspective on managing the chaos of everyday life, encouraging you to take control and prioritize what truly matters.
Kimberly has gone from a well-paid female executive one minute to a desperate woman the next. Thinking her day can't possibly get any worse, she finds out how wrong she is when she goes home. The only way to set things straight is to get even.
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