Sweet Life

September 1, 2008
Marissa and Paul Price are living the fast-paced life in Manhattan. They haveprestigious jobs, and theireight-year-old daughter, Pansy, has a nanny and is enrolled in the right school. When Paul is offered a management position ata resort onHawaiis Big Island, they decide to move to paradise, butit is not what they expect. For the first time, Marissa becomes a stay-at-home mom in a house that unexpectedly turns out to bea 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 createsfinancial hardship, soMarissatakes 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 (2007) thathighlights the nontourist Hawaii and incorporates Kings trademark recipes.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)