Dreaming in Black & White by Laura Jensen Walker

In Dated Jekyll, Married Hyde she skillfully dissects the oddities of both men and women directionally impaired wives, chick logic, the eating habits of human males and females, the female nagging gene, and the relational value of GI Joe collections and black velvet Elvis paintings. Laura Jensen Walker has a keen eye for the ironies of male female relationship. Who is?No one sets out to deceive his or her happily ever after intended, it’s just that until you’re married, you don’t see all the different sides of each other. Who is that woman I married?You’re not the person you were when you were engaged. This irrepressible Getaway Girl will have you cheering her on as she ‘suffers’ through her dates, gains perspective on her life’s purpose, and ultimately begins her greatest adventure of all. When the guy turns out to be ‘churchy’ Ben definitely not Becca’s type she gamely embarks on a hilarious series of dates that plunge her purple haired, free speaking, commitment phobic self into the alien world of church potlucks and prayer meetings. In response, Becca issues an outrageous wager that she can sustain a three month or twenty five date relationship with the next guy who asks her out. And that’s why, grounded and grumpy, Becca bristles when teased by friends for being commitment phobic. That’s why she quit her bookstore job, used her last bit of credit to go skydiving, and broke her leg. She craves the rush of a new experience, whether it’s an extreme sport, a shocking hair color, or a new guy. Sales clerk, barista, telemarketer, sign waver…Īt twenty five, free spirited Becca Daniels is still trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up.

Dreaming in Black & White by Laura Jensen Walker