New and improved—now with added goats!
Welcome to advertising executive Jill Campbell’s life, version 2.0. Gone are the cheating ex-husband and the chaos of New York. Brand-new features include a prestigious job at a Boston ad agency, a stronger father-daughter relationship, and a gorgeous old farmhouse.
It’s bliss—until a snazzy car account evaporates, leaving her branding . . . beef. Un-snazzy, un-sexy beef – which she hasn’t eaten in twenty years. Talk about false advertising. Owning a two hundred year-old house in a one-store hamlet is not the nirvana Jill imagined, even with the addition of a dog, two needy goats, and unexpected encounters with the town’s most eligible—and probably only—bachelor.
Peace of mind sold separately
Wondering how she sold herself on this new existence, Jill forms an unlikely bond with Sarah Watson, a feisty twelve-year-old with an aversion to training bras, makeup, and all the trappings that supposedly make sixth grade worthwhile. While Sarah teaches Jill the basics of home maintenance and animal husbandry, Jill helps Sarah deal with impending womanhood. And as men start to complicate matters, every idea Jill ever had about love and advertising gets turned on its head. Suddenly, her life looks nothing like the picture on the box, but it could turn out to be exactly what she didn’t know she needed... Detailed story description here...
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Tracy McArdle spent twelve years |
*SHIKSA - (noun) A non-Jewish woman, especially Set in Los Angeles, Tracy's first novel is an entertaining romp through the themes of work, relationships, religion, Hollywood, sisterhood and the importance of the perfect movie at the right moment in one's life. more...
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in film and television publicity in New York and Los Angeles, working for such companies as Turner Broadcasting, Twentieth Century Fox and Sony Pictures Entertainment before moving home to New England for family, four seasons and better fishing. She now lives in Carlisle, MA, a town with one store. Her writing has appeared in The Boston Globe and Premiere magazine. Real Women Eat Beef is her second novel.