A Mile in My Flip Flops

A Whimsical Story of Renovating the Home and the Heart

Melody Carlson

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English

Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
15 July 2009

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

In the tradition of Emily Ever After and Kristin Billerbeck's novels of ""good girl lit"" for twenty to thirty-something women, A Mile in My Flip-Flops offers a whimsical and inspirational perspective on relationships and life issues. A perfect next read for the 100,000 young women (12-16-year-old readers) who grew up on Melody Carlson's youth fiction releasing in the late nineties.

Thirty-something Gretchen Hanover is stuck. Seeking solace from a broken heart, she traded her wedding plans for home improvement shows and ice cream-but she knows she can't live on Ben and Jerry's forever. She also knows that her enthusiastic Lab puppy has outgrown her tiny apartment.

The perfect patch for Gretchen's dilapidated plans? She'll become a first-time house-flipper. As ideas go, it's daring and genius. She'll take out a short-term loan, buy a fixer-upper, renovate it, resell it, and use the profit for an adorable house of her own. What could be easier?

But Gretchen's plans to flip quickly flop when the house turns out to be in worse shape than she expected. She is relying on her retired contractor-father, but he wants to draw in his carpenter friend Noah Campbell. And although Noah is handy with tools, Gretchen isn't so sure about the baggage he brings with him. Will she be able to loosen her grip on the tools when it seems Noah may be her only help?

A whimsical look at color swatches, mismatched curtain rods, and the building of relationships, A Mile in My Flip-Flops reminds us that it takes faith to renovate the heart, as well as the home.

By: Melody Carlson
Imprint: Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 283g
ISBN: 9781400073146
ISBN 10: 1400073146
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 15 July 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of more than 200 books for adults, children, and teens, including Finding Alice, Crystal Lies, On This Day, These Boots Weren't Made for Walking, and the Notes from a Spinning Planet series. Melody has two grown sons and lives in central Oregon with her husband and her chocolate lab retriever. A full-time writer, she enjoys skiing, gardening, camping, and biking in the beautiful Cascade Mountains.