Wishful thinking
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Kamy Wicoff
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9781631529764
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Application software; Mothers; Divorce; Motherhood; Fiction; Fate and fatalism; Choice; Time travel
Description: Jennifer Sharpe is a divorced mother of two with a problem just about any working parent can relate to: her boss expects her to work as though she doesn't have children, and her children want her to care for them as though she doesn't have a boss. But when, through a fateful coincidence, a brilliant physicist comes into possession of Jennifer's phone and decides to play fairy godmother, installing a miraculous time-travel app called Wishful Thinking, Jennifer suddenly finds herself in possession of what seems like the answer to the impossible dream of having it all: an app that lets her be in more than one place at the same time. But Jennifer soon finds herself facing questions that adding more hours to her day can't answer. Why does she feel busier and more harried than ever? Is she aging faster than everyone around her? How can she be a good worker, mother, and partner when she can't be honest with anybody in her life? And most important, when choosing to be with your children, at work, or with your partner doesn't involve sacrifice, do those choices lose their meaning?
Notes: Includes reading group guide.