Bookish Thursday - Finding Fran by Nancy Christie

Oops!

This was supposed to be a book review. Instead, I am asking you to check out the book before I finish reading the book myself! I had an e-book copy rather than a physical copy and it completely slipped my mind (which isn't hard to do these days). 

So...

I apologize to Nancy Christie for not getting her a 'real' review, but to urge you to check out her book and to also check out all the other goodies on WOW-Women on Writing.

First, a bit about the book and the author...

Book Summary

Once a best-selling romance novelist, 55-year-old Fran Carter is now dealing with a slow but steady drop in book sales and a major case of writer’s block, complicated by the knowledge that her lover, a professional photographer, has been on the wrong side of the camera (so to speak) with his models. (So much for her author brand, built on the premise that women in their fifties and beyond can still find love and happiness.) Her solution is to spend a week in isolation at a northern California bed-and-breakfast. There she hopes to resolve her professional and personal conflicts, and ultimately create a new and better future for herself by writing a new “story” for the Fran she wants to be!

ISBN-13: 979-8350942248

ASIN: B0CWTNN8ZC

Print Length: 302 pages

Purchase a copy of Finding Fran on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookshop.org. You can also add this to your GoodReads reading list.

About the Author

Nancy Christie is the award-winning author of eight books—two novels: Reinventing Rita and Finding Fran; three short story collections: Mistletoe Magic and Other Holiday Tales, Traveling Left of Center and Other Stories and Peripheral Visions and Other Stories; two books for writers: Rut-Busting Book for Authors and Rut-Busting Book for Writers; and the inspirational book, The Gifts Of Change. Her short stories and essays have appeared in print and online publications, with several earning contest placement. The host of the Living the Writing Life podcast and the founder of the annual “Midlife Moxie” Day and “Celebrate Short Fiction” Day, Christie teaches writing workshops at conferences, libraries, and schools. She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), the Florida Writers Association (FWA) and the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA).

 

You can find her online:

 

Website: https://www.nancychristie.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyChristieAuthor

X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NChristie_OH

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nancychristie_author

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nancychristie_author

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nancychristie_author

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/nancy-christie

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Nancy-Christie/author/B001K8GBYK

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1048768.Nancy_Christie

Midlife Moxie Novel Series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@midlifemoxienovelseries3804

Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NancyChristieAuthor

Living the Writing Life podcast: https://livingthewritinglife.podbean.com/

Now my opinion...

As someone in her mid-60's, and an avid reader, I do get tired of book after book where slender, beautiful twenty-somethings save the world. I want to read a book where the characters are closer to my age and have more relatable issues. I have two dear friends, both 'later in life' and widowed, who are dismayed with the prospect of not only figuring out life as a single after being married for decades, but also how to deal with dating in the 21st century.

Once I stop hanging my head in shame, I will definitely be reading the book. And going back and reading her first book in the series, Reinventing Rita.

But for more opinions - from people who have actually already read the book - check these out...