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Wildwater Walking Club
A Novel
9781401341237
Just one step at a time.
After losing her boyfriend and her job in one fell swoop, Noreen finds it hard to know what the next step is—never mind take it. For the first time in a great many years, Noreen has time to herself. So she puts on a new pair of sneakers and a seriously outdated pair of exercise pants, and walks.
It isn’t long before she’s joined by neighbors Tess and Rosie, two women as lost as she is. As the Wildwater women walk and talk, and talk and walk, they tally their steps, share their secrets, and begin putting their lives back together. And along the way, they learn what women everywhere are finding out—time flies, and getting fit is actually fun when you’re walking with friends.
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“Lively and inspiring!”
—Hartford Courant
“A great feel-good story.”
—Philadelphia Examiner
“Summer is coming and so of course is a new, hilarious book by Claire Cook (Must Love Dogs, Summer Blowout, Life’s A Beach). This one follows thirty-two days in the lives of three neighboring women who come together for fellowship and understanding as they set their pedometers for their daily walks. Noreen just took a buyout from her job and got dumped by her boyfriend. Tess is a school teacher suffering through her daughter’s last contentious summer at home before leaving for college. And Rosie is a “tweener,” raising young sons and taking care of her father and his lavender farm after the death of her mother. Cook once again blends familiar and serious issues with her keen sense of humor to serve up yet another summer treat for her vast legion of fans.”
—JBlem
“Time to head to the sporting goods store and purchase a new pair of walking shoes. Because, while reading this energizing, inspiring, and thoroughly entertaining novel, you're going to be itching to get started. Wildwater Walking Club is about three women; neighbors who start walking together more due to proximity than anything else. But who in so doing, discover that even though they are in different phases of their respective lives, they share more in common than not. What starts as a need for companionship develops into comraderie which becomes the real friendship that is "The Wildwater Walking Club." The adventures, high- jinx, escapades, relationships, and life exploration that follow will leave you not only laughing out loud but also believing that you, too can achieve the life YOU desire...one step at a time! (I must caution that you may very well develop an affinity for lavender-infused champagne along the way!)
Claire, you've again succeeded in crafting an engaging, amusing, rousing yet sensitive tale—a really satisfying read to which all of your many fans will relate. I can't wait for the next one. Thanks!"
—Janice Belmonte
