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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Thank You For Flying Air Zoe by Erik Arwell

Zoe Tisdale is your typical middle age woman, until a near death experience on an airplane opens her eyes to the fact that she is stuck in a rut, going through the motions of life but not truly living. She realizes that at some point she and her best friends, Ginger Pace, Lauren Pace, and Melinda McClure, gave up their life long dream. The dream to one day take their garage band all the way to the top and play at Whiskey a Go Go. But as often happens, life got in the way.

When having a mid-life crisis, people often make irrational decisions. Zoe quits her job and decides to get the band, the Flip-Flops, back together after all these years and finally fulfill her destiny. But first she has to convince her friends. But that is easier said than done. Ginger is married to a wealthy businessman, Melinda lives out in the middle of nowhere in Montana trying to save the environment, and Lauren, Zoe's neighbor, now runs a dog kennel. And none of them have any immediate plans to get the back together and pursue their old dreams. But as history has often proved, all it takes is one person with a crazy idea to inspire others.

Thank You For Flying Air Zoe is a debut novel by Erik Atwell. This is his first attempt at womens literature, and he pulls it off quite well. This is a funny, well paced novel with a memorable cast of characters that will have you laughing out loud. This book is an excellent example that when you exploit that small window of opportunity where you are old enough to know better, but young enough to do it anyway, life is a lot more fun.

This book is currently available for sale. We know you have a choice when choosing an airline and we thank you for flying Air Zoe.