Sweet Life

Marissa and Paul Price are living the fast-paced life in Manhattan. They have prestigious jobs, and their eight-year-old daughter, Pansy, has a nanny and is enrolled in the right school. When Paul is offered a management position at a resort on Hawaii's Big Island, they decide to move to paradise, but it is not what they expect. For the first time, Marissa becomes a stay-at-home mom in a house that unexpectedly turns out to be a fixer-upper. Paul absolutely loves his new life, while Marissa is miserable. The cracks in their marriage widen, and when Paul tells her that he needs time away from her negativity, Marissa suspects another woman. Supporting two homes creates financial hardship, so Marissa takes in female tenants and starts repairing the house, intending to sell it and return to New York. But then she starts bonding with her roommates and the island. A truly delightful read by the author of Good Things that highlights the nontourist Hawaii and incorporates King's trademark re ?Marissa and Paul Price are living the fast-paced life in Manhattan. They have prestigious jobs, and their eight-year-old daughter, Pansy, has a nanny and is enrolled in the right school. When Paul is offered a management position at a resort on Hawaii's Big Island, they decide to move to paradise, but it is not what they expect. For the first time, Marissa becomes a stay-at-home mom in a house that unexpectedly turns out to be a fixer-upper. Paul absolutely loves his new life, while Marissa is miserable. The cracks in their marriage widen, and when Paul tells her that he needs time away from her negativity, Marissa suspects another woman. Supporting two homes creates financial hardship, so Marissa takes in female tenants and starts repairing the house, intending to sell it and return to New York. But then she starts bonding with her roommates and the island. A truly delightful read by the author of Good Things that highlights the nontourist Hawaii and incorporates King's trademark r aMarissa and Paul Price are living the fast-paced life in Manhattan. They have prestigious jobs, and their eight-year-old daughter, Pansy, has a nanny and is enrolled in the right school. When Paul is offered a management position at a resort on Hawaii's Big Island, they decide to move to paradise, but it is not what they expect. For the first time, Marissa becomes a stay-at-home mom in a house that unexpectedly turns out to be a fixer-upper. Paul absolutely loves his new life, while Marissa is miserable. The cracks in their marriage widen, and when Paul tells her that he needs time away from her negativity, Marissa suspects another woman. Supporting two homes creates financial hardship, so Marissa takes in female tenants and starts repairing the house, intending to sell it and return to New York. But then she starts bonding with her roommates and the island. A truly delightful read by the author of Good Things that highlights the nontourist Hawaii and incorporates King's trademark recipes.a -- Booklist aAfter her husband, Paul, receives the promotion of a lifetime, Marissa leaves New York to move to Hawaii with him and their daughter, Pansy. Being a stay-at- home mom is a big change for Marissa, and to complicate matters, Paul decides that he needs to find himself and wants a trial separation. To pay the bills and make much- needed repairs around the house, Marissa takes in renters and forms unexpected friendships. Marissa is faced with the decision of returning to New York or staying in Hawaii in the hope of a reconciliation.a a Romantic Times aAfter her husband, Paul, receives the promotion of a lifetime, Marissa leaves New York to move to Hawaii with him and their daughter, Pansy. Being a stay-at- home mom is a big change for Marissa, and to complicate matters, Paul decides that he needs to find himself and wants a trial separation. To pay the bills and make much- needed repairs around the house, Marissa takes in renters and forms unexpected friendships. Marissa is faced with the decision of returning to New York or staying in Hawaii in the hope of a reconciliation.a a Romantic Times