num_pages: 354
description: In this utterly charming debut  one woman sets out to complete her old list of childhood goals and finds that her lifelong dreams lead her down a path she never expects.1. Go to Paris2. Perform live on a super big stage3. Have a baby maybe two4. Fall in love Brett Bohlinger has forgotten all about the list of life goals shed written as a nave teenager. In fact at thirty-four Brett seems to have it alla plum job at her familys multimillion-dollar company and a spacious loft with her irresistibly handsome boyfriend. But when her beloved mother Elizabeth dies Bretts world is turned upside down. Rather than simply naming her daughter the new CEO of Bohlinger Cosmetics Elizabeths will comes with one big stipulation: Brett must fulfill the list of childhood dreams she made so long ago. Grief-stricken Brett can barely make sense of her mothers decision. Some of her old hopes seem impossible. How can she possibly have a relationship with a father who died seven years ago? Other dreams (Be an awesome teacher!) would require her to reinvent her entire future. For each goal attempted her mother has left behind a bittersweet letter offering words of wisdom warmth andjust when Brett needs ittough love. As Brett struggles to complete her abandoned life list one thing becomes clear: Sometimes lifes sweetest gifts can be found in the most unexpected places.
language: English
title: The Life List
publisher: Bantam