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Book Description Westin O'Connell has a serious problem: her twenty-year high school reunion is approaching and she's done nothing with her life. Sure, she's a successful civil litigation attorney working for the biggest firm in Santa Rosa, but she's been so focused on her career that she's missed out on nearly everything: sex, drugs, rock-'n'-roll, fast food, cheap beer, relationships, love, longing, despair. In a mad rush to experience life before seeing all those familiar faces, Westin has a series of philosophical awakenings — sexually, occupationally, morally, and mentally. She realizes her life's work is a total fraud, her aspirations have been misguided, and — perhaps most important to her personally — she's discovered the joy of sex...with other women. After her long journey of self-discovery, Westin realizes something even worse as reunion night approaches: now that she's living, she no longer wants to acknowledge the past she's giving up. Wade Carter's sensitive and satirical debut novel seeks to answer questions many average people have when they reach the crossroads: do we keep going down the path of routine, or do we make a left into the garden of Earthly Delights? |
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