A story of humor, hijinks, and hope.
Thirty-nine-year-old Stephanie McCarthy has been
blindsided. Her
husband, Kenny, is M.I.A., and Steph's just discovered a washtub of
unpaid bills along with a love letter from Kenny to another woman. He's
absconded with their money and been
cheating on her for months. To top off these traumatic discoveries,
the next day a hoodlum looking for Kenny comes to Steph's home--Kenny
owes the thug thousands of dollars, and the guy wants to get his hands
on Kenny.
Recovering from Life is the tale of Steph's rollicking road
to redemption. A freelance writer in Northern California, Steph has
been working days hawking frozen foods while her life limped along. But
now her husband has disappeared--into the crack ghetto. And Steph is
catapulted onto a wild ride of survival. Some days the ride feels
unendurable, but with a wisecracking buddy by her side, along with other
surprising allies, Steph stays afloat while marooned in a state of
financial doom, legal tangles, and emotional turmoil.
Steph's
spunk and courage help her navigate a new path, which takes her into
the realms of drug dealers, high finance--and hot romance. And along
the way, she stumbles into her own blind spots and wrestles with her
faulty guy-radar. She finds love, loses it, and finds it again.
When
Steph at last spies the "Welcome to Reality" sign at the end of the
road, she knows the roller coaster of recovery and personal triumph have
reshaped her life--and along the way, she had one hell of a good time.