A Week of Warm Weather: A Novel by Lee Bukowski (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Week of Warm Weather by Lee Bukowski When Tessas husbands obsession resurrects a trauma from her childhood, he insists to her that their livelihood depends on her silence. Everyone thinks shes living the perfect life-but shes really living the perfect lie. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Tessa Cordelia appears to have it all-a loving husband whos just opened a dental practice, a beautiful baby girl, a big house in the suburbs, and a large, supportive family. But when her husbands reckless choices resurrect a trauma from her childhood, she must decide which is more costly: keeping his secrets or revealing them. He manipulates Tessa into believing his career and their happiness depend on her silence. She feels like shes losing her mind. Is her husbands habit so awful? In many ways, hes an ideal husband; should she let him have this one thing? Determined to maintain the lie that shes living the perfect life, Tess lies to everyone she knows-except for CeCe, a woman new to the area whom shes just befriended. But after confiding in her, Tessa learns that CeCe has an explosive secret of her own, and her world is further upended.A gripping, nuanced exploration of the havoc addiction can wreak on a family, A Week of Warm Weather is the story of a woman who has to figure out how much she is willing to lose in order to find herself. Author Biography Born and raised in a large family in eastern Pennsylvania, Lee Bukowski has always had an interest in reading, writing, and storytelling. She holds a BA in English and Secondary Education from Millersville University and taught seventh grade English and writing for fifteen years. In 2017, she obtained an MFA in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. Currently, she teaches writing at the college level and freelances as a proofreader and editor. When shes not teaching or writing, she loves reading and traveling, especially visiting her grown daughters in Boston and Fort Lauderdale. A Week of Warm Weather is her debut novel. Lee lives with her husband in Reading, PA. Review 2023 Firebird Book Awards First Place Winner in Literary Fiction2023 Firebird Book Awards First Place Winner in Womens Fiction"Lee Bukowskis debut novel is a page turner that depicts an unflinching portrayal of a marriage through the eyes of addiction. The characters are relatable and the story shows its impossible to know what goes on behind closed doors in any family, even one that looks perfect from the outside. A Week of Warm Weather is an engrossing, heartbreaking, and probing novel." —Leslie A. Rasmussen, award-winning author of After Happily Ever After "As I drilled into A Week of Warm Weather, I wondered if love could be that blind? In this emotional page-turner, Bukowski transports us into the downward-spiraling life of a young mother struggling to face her husbands addiction and her own abandonment. The true-to-life cast of characters and harrowing storyline kept me in my chair, grinding my teeth, until this heartbreaking family saga reached its conclusion. An engaging, gripping, and thought-provoking debut to be sure." —Valerie Taylor, international award-winning author of Whats Not Said and Whats Not True Long Description Tessa Cordelia appears to have it all--a loving husband whos just opened a dental practice, a beautiful baby girl, a big house in the suburbs, and a large, supportive family. But when her husbands reckless choices resurrect a trauma from her childhood, she must decide which is more costly: keeping his secrets or revealing them. He manipulates Tessa into believing his career and their happiness depend on her silence. She feels like shes losing her mind. Is her husbands habit so awful? In many ways, hes an ideal husband; should she let him have this one thing? Determined to maintain the lie that shes living the perfect life, Tess lies to everyone she knows--except for CeCe, a woman new to the area whom shes just befriended. But after confiding in her, Tessa learns that CeCe has an explosive secret of her own, and her world is further upended. A gripping, nuanced exploration of the havoc addiction can wreak on a family, A Week of Warm Weather is the story of a woman who has to figure out how much she is willing to lose in order to find herself. Review Quote "Lee Bukowskis debut novel is a page turner that depicts an unflinching portrayal of a marriage through the eyes of addiction. The characters are relatable and the story shows its impossible to know what goes on behind closed doors in any family, even one that looks perfect from the outside. A Week of Warm Weather is an engrossing, heartbreaking, and probing novel." --Leslie A. Rasmussen, award-winning author of After Happily Ever After Description for Sales People --Sizable target market: This book has a well-defined audience of readers of womens/literary fiction as well as fiction that addresses specific topics like marriage/relationships, addiction, abandonment, and denial.--Timely themes: The themes in this book--addiction, abandonment, denial, family secrets, marriage--are close to the authors heart and experiences watching family members grapple with addiction and recovery. Moreover, the devastating ripple effect and consequences these issues have on families is timely in our nations evolving dialogue surrounding addiction.--Crossing two popular genres: This novel combines fiction with timely nonfiction issues like mental health, addiction, generational trauma, and childhood abandonment, thereby attracting the attention of both fiction and nonfiction readers, reviewers, bloggers, and media. Details ISBN1684631378 Author Lee Bukowski Short Title A Week of Warm Weather Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1684631378 ISBN-13 9781684631377 Format Paperback Subtitle A Novel Publisher SparkPress Imprint SparkPress Place of Publication Tempe Country of Publication United States Pages 344 NZ Release Date 2022-07-21 US Release Date 2022-07-21 UK Release Date 2022-07-21 Publication Date 2022-07-21 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-09-12 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161374118;

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