The only thing especially overt is the frequent mentions of Mother Theresa and Saint Mia (unless you count a man with a real savior complex), but I did want to raise it in case that isn’t your thing. Note: I did discover that this one falls into the rather broad category of “Christian fiction” and I did want to share that with potential readers. Trigger Warnings: refugee issues, slums, men with hero complexes, cancer As she grapples with how to make a difference in a complicated world, Mia realizes she must choose between the life she thought she wanted and the life unfolding before her.
Along with a famous grunge rock star, a Rwandan immigrant, and an unsettlingly attractive Hawaiian urban farmer named Kai, Mia and Rosie embark on the adventure of a lifetime.įrom the slums of Mumbai to a Hungarian border camp during the refugee crisis, Mia’s heart is challenged and changed in astonishing ways-ways she never could have imagined. Synopsis: Sometimes a shattered dream leads to an amazing journey.Īt twenty-six, apprentice baker Mia West has her entire life planned out: a Craftsman cottage in Seattle, a job baking at The Butter Emporium, and her first love-her boyfriend, Ethan-by her side. But when Ethan declares he “needs some space,” Mia’s carefully planned future crumbles.įeeling adrift, Mia joins her vivacious housemate Rosie on a humanitarian trip around the world funded by a reclusive billionaire. If you emerge from this novel like me with a need to ask Rosie Walsh All The Questions, here’s an interview with Professional Booknerds.įind your copy of The Love of My Life from your favorite retailer.“The Enlightenment of Bees” by Rachel Linden I thought this was a black-and-white question, but I find I’m still wrestling with it long after finishing Rosie Walsh’s mind-bender of a novel. The big question in The Love of My Life is whether it’s ever possible for love and dishonesty to combine to form a solid relationship. As readers, we are equally in the dark, feeling every bit of Leo’s panic and disorientation. Most of the story is experienced through the eyes of Leo as he desperately tries to understand the extent of his wife’s duplicity. The thrill of this book is its perfect pacing, with just enough breadcrumbs to follow the trail without ever knowing where we might be going. The Love of My Life would make an excellent book club selection as long as they can trust each member not to blurt out spoilers as they read. But almost everything she’s told them about herself is a lie.” – The Love of My Life, jacket copy.
“Emma loves her husband, Leo, and their young daughter, Ruby: she’d do anything for them.
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