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Saturday, May 27, 2017

My Not So Perfect Life

Have you ever wished that your life was better than it really is? Looked at somebody and envied them their seemingly so easy success? Then you will identify with Katie Brenner, the heroine of this book. Katie gets her first big job in marketing in London, but her job comes with inputting the results of boring customer surveys, a long horrible commute, and a small apartment that currently is filled with organic whey boxes - her roommate's most recent entrepreneurial venture.

And of course, there's Demeter, her perfect boss. She has Katie's dream job, the good looks and style that Katie envies, the perfect husband, the perfect kids, and a house that has been profiled in a magazine.

Katie thinks that her lowest point in London has come when Demeter asks Katie to touch up the roots of her hair. But it's not - the lowest point is when Katie gets fired from her job.

She goes home to her father's home in Somerset and helps her father and stepmother set up a trendy farm camp for "glampers". She designs their web site, puts together a shower barn, helps her father pick out the yurts, and makes sure each family gets a little hamper of milk, tea, bread, and homemade organic Ansters Farm soap. She even convinces her father to take on the role of "Farmer Mick" for the children who visit the farm.

Guess who decides to come visit the farm? Her former boss, Demeter, with her family. As Katie observes Demeter outside of work, she realizes all is not as it seems. Demeter's sudden appearance along with the appearance of her crush from work, Alex, cause her to question everything she has previously believed about Demeter, her former job, and even herself.

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