How to describe this... it's like the conversations you have with friends, alternately in a bar or a coffee shop, beginning with those immortal words, "So there I was..."
It's a story about growing up without growing old, maturing without souring, changing without surrendering, sacrificing but gaining. How to follow your dreams without losing your heart; parables, one after another, writing within a theme take you on her journey; you see the author change what she wants without giving up. A goal is a dream with a deadline, and this book shows how the author moves closer to her ideal.
As books go, it has a beginning, middle, and an end, but more than that, it's a concrete example of someone wrestling with temptation, facing her demons, spitting her hair from her face, and then getting back to work.
Ultimately, the book, through examples, using heartbreak and humor, shows what it takes to decide who you are, who you want to be, and what it takes to get there. It's written in a format such that you can start or stop whenever you want, and gives a concrete example of the hard work it takes to be a success. When people talk about the hard choices we have to make, they are theoretical things, which we're sure we'll recognize, but which often sneak up on us.
I liked it, and will send it as a gift this December, both for the writing and the art. Yes, the lovely artwork inside gives examples of creative styling, ever evolving through the author's life.
