num_pages: 269
description: At an intimate festive dinner party in Seattle six women gather to celebrate their friend Kate's recovery from cancer. Wineglass in hand Kate strikes a bargain with them. To celebrate her new lease on life she'll do the one thing that's always terrified her: white-water rafting down the Grand Canyon. But if she goes each of them must promise to do one thing in the next year that is new or difficult or scaryand Kate gets to choose their challenges.Shimmering with warmth wit and insight Joy for Beginners is a celebration of life: unexpected lyrical and deeply satisfying.
language: English
title: Joy for Beginners
publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons