Welcome to another Waiting on Wednesday event, hosted by Jill, at Breaking the Spine.
Every week, we gather around the blogosphere and search out the upcoming book releases, sharing our thoughts and blurbs. Today, I am eager to feature an upcoming release from a favorite author. I love spotlighting eagerly anticipated books!
The Opposite of Everyone, by Joshilyn Jackson, will be released on 2/16/16.
Blurb: A fiercely independent divorce lawyer learns the power of family and connection when she receives a cryptic message from her estranged mother in this bittersweet, witty novel from the nationally bestselling author of Someone Else’s Love Story and gods in Alabama—an emotionally resonant tale about the endurance of love and the power of stories to shape and transform our lives.
Born in Alabama, Paula Vauss spent the first decade of her life on the road with her free-spirited young mother, Kai, an itinerant storyteller who blended Hindu mythology with southern oral tradition to re-invent their history as they roved. But everything, including Paula’s birth name Kali Jai, changed when she told a story of her own—one that landed Kai in prison and Paula in foster care. Separated, each holding secrets of her own, the intense bond they once shared was fractured.
These days, Paula has reincarnated herself as a tough-as-nails divorce attorney with a successful practice in Atlanta. While she hasn’t seen Kai in fifteen years, she’s still making payments on that Karmic debt—until the day her last check is returned in the mail, along with a mysterious note: “I am going on a journey, Kali. I am going back to my beginning; death is not the end. You will be the end. We will meet again, and there will be new stories. You know how Karma works.”
Then Kai’s most treasured secret literally lands on Paula’s doorstep, throwing her life into chaos and transforming her from only child to older sister. Desperate to find her mother before it’s too late, Paula sets off on a journey of discovery that will take her back to the past and into the deepest recesses of her heart. With the help of her ex-lover Birdwine, an intrepid and emotionally volatile private eye who still carries a torch for her, this brilliant woman, an expert at wrecking families, now has to figure out how to put one back together—her own.
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What do you think? Is this a book you are excited about? I know that I am.
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Thanks, Ryna, enjoy your pick!
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Sounds like a really good mother-daughter story. Thanks for sharing it.
My WoW: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2015/09/waiting-on-wednesday-new-novel-by.html
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Thanks for stopping by, Catherine, and I think I’m going to enjoy it.
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Great pick, hope that you get a chance to read it soon.
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Oh this one sounds interesting. Great pick.
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Thanks, Megan, can’t wait to read it!
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This one sounds really good!
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I think so, too, Patty….
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That sounds really interesting. I hope you enjoy it! Here’s my WoW. Happy reading!
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Thanks, K, and I am sure I’ll enjoy it. Love that author!
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I haven’t seen this one before. It looks really good. I hope you love it! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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I just stumbled upon it the other day! Thanks for visiting, Melissa, and enjoy your pick.
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Wow this sounds so good and different. I read Gods in Alabama and really liked it and had no idea the author had other books. Gotta be on the look out for this one! Thanks!
My WOW- http://rachelwritesthings.blogspot.com/2015/09/waiting-on-wednesday-seven-black.html
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I’ve read and loved several books by the author. Thanks for stopping by, Rachel, and enjoy your pick.
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Sounds great! And I love the cover. My WoW
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Thanks, Laura, I love it too! Can’t wait!
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I haven’t heard about this one before but it really does sound good.
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I just found it by accident, Yvonne….I really enjoy this author, so I’m happy. Thanks for stopping by.
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Ah, this sounds like a very interesting read! I love the blend of cultures (: Thanks for sharing
and stopping by Book Munchies!
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Thanks for stopping by, Cyn, and I completely agree!
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I haven’t heard of this one, but I hope you’re able to get ahold of it soon! Thanks for visiting my WOW earlier!
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Thanks, Buffy, glad you could stop by!
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