Nancy Brook

Cycling, Wine, and Men (eBook, ePUB)

A Midlife Tour de France

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Charming, delightful, and enlightening ... a constant reminder to live your life fully, forgive yourself daily, and love yourself more ... [a] gem of a memoir" (Amy Ferris, author of Marrying George Clooney: Confessions from a Midlife Crisis). With one bounced check, Nancy Brook's world collapsed around her. She was charged with a felony and thrown in jail even though her husband had pilfered money out of their business account. Eventually, the charges were dismissed, but her marriage and business were over. A decade later at age forty-three, Nancy thrived as a bank vice president and single parent. Still, she couldn't get her dating act together. After seven break-ups in seven years, she knew it was time for a change. The cure for her dating blues? A seven-hundred-mile cycling expedition from Bordeaux to the Alps. In France, Nancy wasn't a corporate manager, a mother, or someone's girlfriend. She was reborn into a beautiful new world-without responsibilities or expectations. Cycling, Wine, and Men: A Midlife Tour de France reveals an introspective journey through post-divorce dating, single parenthood, and finding happiness and independence as an unattached woman in her prime. Nancy had thought the perfect guy would make life complete.Instead she learned that pursuing passions and fulfilling lifelong dreams created deeper fulfillment than her latest homme parfait. Experience the ride of a lifetime as Under the Tuscan Sun meets Sex and the City. "Zippy read filled with heart and soul... Nancy Brook will make you shout ' Vive la Chemin!'" -Suzy Gershman, author of C'est La Vie " Cycling, Wine, and Men is sure to inspire others to follow their bliss." -Theo Pauline Nestor, author of How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Morgan James Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781600378287
• Artikelnr.: 38329323

Autorenporträt

Nancy Brook is a writer, speaker, business woman, and biker chick. She has written hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles through the years and in her twenties, she undertook a three-year "writing internship" by starting a newspaper. Possessing a lot of passion but limited business acumen, she packed up her family, moved to Montana, and started a monthly publication with her then husband. The newspaper eventually reached a circulation of 40,000 and Brook was recognized by the Small Business Administration as Media Advocate of the Year. Brook is also an award-winning speaker and a fourteen-year member of Toastmasters International. She has won the District Table Topics contest twice and was a regional finalist in the International Speech contest. She has achieved the designation of Advanced Communicator-Gold, currently serves as Area Governor, and holds an MBA from the University of Montana.

Inhaltsangabe

Author’s Note
Prologue    Bon Voyage
Chapter 1    Looking for Love
Chapter 2    My French Fascination
Chapter 3    Why I Shouldn’t Go to France
   
Preparing for a Bicycle Tour
Chapter 4    The Journey Begins
Chapter 5    Independence in France
Chapter 6    French Lessons in Bordeaux
   
French Wine Facts
Chapter 7    Falling into Wine Country
Chapter 8    A Birthday in the Vineyards
Chapter 9    Along the Dordogne
Chapter 10    Les Grottes
U.S. Dating Facts
Chapter 11    Blind Date
Chapter 12    Au Revoir, Montreal
Chapter 13    On the Road to Rocamadour
French Camping: What You Need to Know
Chapter 14    Mystical Conques
Chapter 15    Golden Moments
Bicycle Touring: Must Haves
Chapter 16    Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
Chapter 17    The Old Lady in Le Pompidou
Chapter 18    Kisses on Bastille Day
Top Ten Climbing Tips
Chapter 19    The Giant of Provence
Chapter 20    A Day in Olive Country
If the Shoe Fits…
Chapter 21    Climbing the Cols
Chapter 22    The Last Big Climb
Chapter 23    On Top of the World
   
Save Money on Paris Museums
Chapter 24    Last Stop: Paris
Chapter 25    Welcome Home
Afterword    Satisfied on My Own
   
Acknowledgements
Helpful French Expressions
Wines along the Way: Bordeaux to the Alps
About the Author
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