With it being January and the time for new beginnings, here's
something a little interesting. Making resolutions is one thing, but
how about living by one rule for a whole twelve months? In Up for
Renewal: What Magazines Taught Me About Love, Sex, and Starting Over,
Cathy Alter does just that. The book was released in October 2009, and
details just what happens when you follow the advice of glossy mags for
an entire year. (Tempting?) Here's a little bit more about the book...This is the story of a recently
divorced, eternally hopeful woman in her 30s who decides to turn her
life around with the how-to-wisdom gained from today's woman's
magazines. For the next twelve months, men fall at her feet, stains
miraculously disappear with apple vinegar, coworkers crumble with the
firm shaking of a pen, and wardrobes defy even the staunchest edict of
hemline. Well, that was at least the premise of the yearlong social
experiment. In the end, what she learns is this: The only constant
thing in life is change. To truly grow is to suffer transition - out of
a damaging relationship, a rotten job, the illness of a loved one.
Funny, relatable and genuine, UP FOR RENEWAL explores the hilarious
(and ultimately moving) uncharted territory of life by the book - or by
the magazine.
Read more about Cathy Alter at her website.