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Book Review of Time of My Life

Time of My Life


Do you believe in do-overs? What if you could go back to a point in your life and change how you did something: who you were dating or married, handled a situation differently? Would the outcome then be more to your liking? This book focuses on the life of the ideal suburban new mom (Jillian) and her husband and toddler daughter. But somewhere along the way, Jillian becomes dissatisfied and disillusioned with her marriage and life. She longs for the former love of her life and envisions a happier existence with him if only shed stuck it out in their relationship. While her masseuse is trying to unblock her chi, she is transported seven years in the pastback to her former boyfriend and career. What will she change this time around and is she willing to accept the consequences those changes will bring? This book is definitely not something I would typically read, and at times I found myself wondering if I would continue. But it does bring up some interesting and thought-provoking ideas. What if sometimes what you think you are running away from is something you're actually running to? Can what you have here and now be what you need, not necessarily what you want or think you need?