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stephjpeterman 's review for:
The Mulligan Curse
by Diane Barnes
how i imagine the mulligan curse book pitch went:
author: so, it's a time travel rom-com about a 54-year-old emotionally immature woman who isn't happy with her life as a stay-at-home-mom because she gave up a promising career in broadcast journalism at 24 in favor of marrying her now golf-obsessed husband and raising their now 24-year-old daughter (what a coincidence, right?!) her cousin (also her time travel spirit guide) says her chronic wisdom tooth pain means she's feeling "regret" over her life choices but warns her not to get them removed or else she'll return to the age she was when she passed up the opportunity. and here's the really fun part… her last name is Mulligan, so it's like… golf-related and a do-over!
publisher: ah, so she goes back in time and gets to relive her 20s?
author: no, she stays in the same timeline, but she’s 30 years younger and all her family and friends lives have changed around her.
publisher: okay… so she gets to sow her wild oats and enjoy the career and lifestyle benefits of being young again while slowly realizing what she's given up?
author: no, she spends all her time obsessing over every decision she makes and righting the wrongs with her network of friends and family from her "old life" so everything will stay the same when she "gets back."
publisher: so her cousin/spirit guide helps her get back?
author: no, she lies to her and tells her she can’t ever go back to her old life, but in the end, it turns out she can and does.
publisher: so how does she get back?
author: a golf ball smacks her in the head and instead of realistically putting her into a coma, it knocks her back into her old life, where she goes back to being a slightly less-emotionally immature stay-at-home-mom who holds less of a grudge against her husband and daughter.
publisher:
author: so, it's a time travel rom-com about a 54-year-old emotionally immature woman who isn't happy with her life as a stay-at-home-mom because she gave up a promising career in broadcast journalism at 24 in favor of marrying her now golf-obsessed husband and raising their now 24-year-old daughter (what a coincidence, right?!) her cousin (also her time travel spirit guide) says her chronic wisdom tooth pain means she's feeling "regret" over her life choices but warns her not to get them removed or else she'll return to the age she was when she passed up the opportunity. and here's the really fun part… her last name is Mulligan, so it's like… golf-related and a do-over!
publisher: ah, so she goes back in time and gets to relive her 20s?
author: no, she stays in the same timeline, but she’s 30 years younger and all her family and friends lives have changed around her.
publisher: okay… so she gets to sow her wild oats and enjoy the career and lifestyle benefits of being young again while slowly realizing what she's given up?
author: no, she spends all her time obsessing over every decision she makes and righting the wrongs with her network of friends and family from her "old life" so everything will stay the same when she "gets back."
publisher: so her cousin/spirit guide helps her get back?
author: no, she lies to her and tells her she can’t ever go back to her old life, but in the end, it turns out she can and does.
publisher: so how does she get back?
author: a golf ball smacks her in the head and instead of realistically putting her into a coma, it knocks her back into her old life, where she goes back to being a slightly less-emotionally immature stay-at-home-mom who holds less of a grudge against her husband and daughter.
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