The Unbreakables by Lisa Barr

The Unbreakables by Lisa Barr

A delicious, sharp novel about a woman who jets off to France after her perfect marriage collapses, putting the broken pieces of herself back together while rediscovering her own joie de vivre--a lust for life, art, and steamy sex. 

"Artful, feminist, and emotionally gripping. The Unbreakables is a remarkable tribute to a woman's strength in the face of heartbreak and adversity." -- Helen Hoang, author of The Kiss Quotient

The worst birthday ever might just be the gift of a lifetime...

It's Sophie Bloom's forty-second birthday, and she's ready for a night of celebration with Gabe, her longtime, devoted husband, and her two besties and their spouses. Dinner is served with a side of delicious gossip, including which North Grove residents were caught with their pants down on Ashley Madison after the secret on-line dating site for married and committed couples was hacked. Thirty-two million cheaters worldwide have been exposed...including Sophie's "perfect" husband. To add insult to injury, she learns Gabe is the top cheater in their town. 

Humiliated and directionless, Sophie jumps into the unknown and flees to France to meet up with her teenage daughter who is studying abroad and nursing her own heartbreak. After a brief visit to Paris, Sophie heads out to the artist enclave of Saint-Paul-de-Vence. There, for the first time in a long time, Sophie acknowledges her own desires--not her husband's, not her daughter's--and rediscovers her essence with painful honesty and humor, reawakening both her sensuality and ambitions as a sculptor. 

As she sheds her past and travels the obstacle-filled off beaten path, Sophie Bloom is determined to blossom. Allowing her true self to emerge in the postcard beauty of Provence, Sophie must decide what is broken forever...and what it means to be truly unbreakable.

The Independent Book Publishers Association's IPPY gold medal for Literary Fiction 2014 went to author Lisa Barr's award-winning debut novel FUGITIVE COLORS, a thrilling tale of stolen art, love, desire, and revenge on the brink of WWII. In addition, Hollywood producer Arthur Sarkissian (Rush Hour trilogy, While You Were Sleeping) has optioned FUGITIVE COLORS for a film. Lisa worked as an editor for The Jerusalem Post for five years, covering Middle East politics, lifestyle, and terrorism in Jerusalem. She has been a journalist for more than 20 years. Lisa covered the iconic handshake between the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat, and President Bill Clinton in the White House, which was one of the highlights of her career. Following Prime Minister Rabin's assassination, Lisa featured his wife Leah for Vogue magazine, and the two remained friends until Mrs.

Rabin's assassination. She later worked as the managing editor of Moment magazine, which was co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel and is based in Washington, DC. She most recently worked for the Chicago Sun-Times as an editor/staff reporter, covering lifestyle, sex and relationships, and celebrities. FUGITIVE COLORS is described by Booklist as masterfully planned and produced and has it all: desire and jealousy, intrigue and peril. Lisa is also the creator of GIRLilla Warfare: A Mom's Guide to Surviving the Suburban Jungle, a popular website and blog that began in May 2012. Her biggest joys are writing and spending time with her husband, David Barr, while raising her three lovely girls. She lives in the Chicago area with her family, two dogs, and a lot of Female Trouble, which she uses as inspiration for her next book...