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    Doing Good

    By Pamela Morsi

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    Jane Lofton may have grown up as a nobody, but she didn't stay one for long. Not once she figured out that hard work, tenacity and blond ambition were a girl's best friend. Of course, having the right husband doesn't hurt, either. But being rich and successful is not all it's cracked up to be. Okay, maybe it isbut life is still tough.

    Jane is so busy rescheduling her next liposuction, shopping for clothes she doesn't need and bragging about her latest real estate sale that she hasn't noticed the callus forming around her heart. Her husband is cheating on her, and she talks to her daughter through a therapist. No, life is not perfect.

    So what should she do? Jane's not sure, but she figures a drive in her convertible might help her relax. A broken fingernail momentarily diverts her attention, and when she looks up she sees an eighteen-wheeler bearing down on her. Suddenly Jane's problems become incidental. She barely escapes with her life, but not before she makes a solemn promise to "do good" for the rest of her life.

    So how come "doing good" is so complicated?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin MIRA
    Release dateJan 17, 2012
    ISBN9781459228344
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    Pamela Morsi

    Publishers Weekly calls national bestselling author Pamela Morsi "the Garrison Keillor of romance." Her trademark wit and warmth enliven tightly written tales with down-home charm. Her novels, including Sealed with a Kiss, No Ordinary Princess, The Love Charm, and Courting Miss Hattie, have garnered rave reviews from critics and numerous awards including two RITA Awards, a Waldenbooks Sales Award, Bookstores that Care Favorite Romance Awards and the Maggie Prize for Historical Fiction, and Reviewer's Choice from Romantic Times maga-zine. She lives in Texas with her family.

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    • 2/5
      was surprised to find this in my mailbox, sent by my step-dad, because I had no warning and I hadn't pegged him as a reader. When I confirmed receipt of the package, my mother reminded me that this is a book she read a while ago and really enjoyed. Apparently she had convinced her husband to read it as well. Turns out he loves the book and has purchased copies for friends and family. So, even though I can tell this isn't "high literature" and certainly wouldn't appeal to me in a bookstore, I'll read it to share the experience of actually discussing a novel with my step-dad! What a great experience that will be! On my TBR list...
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      Journal entry 2 by cmjuliep from New Hartford , New York USA on Sunday, August 17, 2003

      Waiting to discuss this with the family....
      This certainly isn't timeless literature, brilliantly written or even original, but it has entertainment value. Much like the way that I can become transfixed upon an insipid LIFETIME made-for-tv movie, I was easily drawn into the story and even finished it in two sessions. But this doesn't say much about the quality of the novel because I can be brought to tears by an AT&T commercial. Predictable plot, excessively sentimental, cliche. But I believe that my parents are more interested in my reaction to the ideas presented, so I suppose I'll address this.

      Obviously, I have learned these lessons already--no major awakening here. I have always striven to make my life more meaningful--I could never identify with pre-crash Janey. I think Janey's journey to a meaningful existence is warm and fuzzy and certainly inspiring. And sure, it's comforting to believe that everything happens for a reason and that everything may work out when you always "do the right thing." The novel prompted me to consider the unseen and perhaps long-lasting consequences of even our most seemingly inconsequential acts, as well as the power of attitude.
      The only character to which I could relate, I reluctantly admit, is Brynne. Her character irritates the hell out of me because every bit of dialogue between her and her mother echoes those of my own adolescent years. And yes, she's so stereotypical and flat, which makes me think that I was so typical and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my own child is nothing like this 10 years from now! SORRY MOM!! How you've put up with me all these years, I'll never know.
      Wondering what about the novel so inspired my parents; they supposedly both took away something entirely different.