Susan Wiggs - Just Breath
Reviewed by: Connie
Publisher: Mira Books
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Released: September 2008
ISBN-10: 0778325776
ISBN-13: 9780778325772
Sarah Moon, originally from Glenmuir California, marries a Chicago native. Jack Daly has lived in Chicago his entire life and has no intention of ever leaving the Windy City. Sarah is a cartoonist writing the comic strip, Just Breathe. Shirl is her alter ego in the comic strip. Soon after Sarah and Jack married Jack was diagnosed with cancer and Sarah remained faithfully by his side throughout his treatments and recovery. For over a year Sarah has undergone artificial insemination and wanted a baby more than anything. At the exact time of her last artificial insemination Jack was with another woman and Sarah learns Jack had been unfaithful to her on numerous other occasions. Sarah asks herself "what would Shirl do?" and decides Shirl would put the metal to the pedal and get out of dodge.
Sarah returns to the small coastal town where she had grown up. Once upon a time Sarah was a misfit and felt she didn't fit into Glenmuir but soon discovers things have changed in this small town she once couldn't wait to leave behind. Friends, family, and the unexpected appearance of a dog (Franny) all work to change Sarah's life and show her what really matters most.
Just Breathe by Susan Wiggs is an engrossing tale of finding oneself and finding what matters most in life. A love story with a bit of mystery thrown in makes Just Breathe an almost impossible book to put down once you've begun reading it. The story is well-written and the characters well-drawn out. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a good novel of substance to read.
Publisher: Mira Books
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Released: September 2008
ISBN-10: 0778325776
ISBN-13: 9780778325772
Sarah Moon, originally from Glenmuir California, marries a Chicago native. Jack Daly has lived in Chicago his entire life and has no intention of ever leaving the Windy City. Sarah is a cartoonist writing the comic strip, Just Breathe. Shirl is her alter ego in the comic strip. Soon after Sarah and Jack married Jack was diagnosed with cancer and Sarah remained faithfully by his side throughout his treatments and recovery. For over a year Sarah has undergone artificial insemination and wanted a baby more than anything. At the exact time of her last artificial insemination Jack was with another woman and Sarah learns Jack had been unfaithful to her on numerous other occasions. Sarah asks herself "what would Shirl do?" and decides Shirl would put the metal to the pedal and get out of dodge.
Sarah returns to the small coastal town where she had grown up. Once upon a time Sarah was a misfit and felt she didn't fit into Glenmuir but soon discovers things have changed in this small town she once couldn't wait to leave behind. Friends, family, and the unexpected appearance of a dog (Franny) all work to change Sarah's life and show her what really matters most.
Just Breathe by Susan Wiggs is an engrossing tale of finding oneself and finding what matters most in life. A love story with a bit of mystery thrown in makes Just Breathe an almost impossible book to put down once you've begun reading it. The story is well-written and the characters well-drawn out. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a good novel of substance to read.
