It was a lazy summer weekend. The weather in Toronto was glorious, with brilliant sunshine and deliciously warm temps. I gave myself a vacation - no cooking, no errands, no work, and no calorie counting allowed. It's funny how a simple shift in attitude turned my own backyard into paradise. One of my favourite things to do on a summer day is to lay in the backyard under an umbrella and read. I chose what looked to be a chic lit book, hoping that it had the thread of a plot that would sustain my interest over an afternoon and this book fit the bill perfectly.
B as in Beauty
is the story of Beauty Maria Zavala, a young ambitious copywriter who has always been a bit uncomfortable with her body. Of zaftig proportions, she dresses to blend into the scenery and is treated like part of the background by her boss and coworkers. In a chance encounter with a Russian fairy god-mother, her life takes a bizarre twist and she finally discovers that self confidence is the secret to being beautiful. She learns to own her beauty and her power and the story ends happily ever after.This was the perfect summer weekend read. It was both funny and sweet. It wasn't until I finished the book and read the back cover that I discovered that the author is a man!
How was your weekend?
8 comments:
Ha! That's funny... insights from 'the other', hmm? I guess that's where they mostly come from ;) Glad you had a lovely weekend :) I was at our rainforest place - deliciously chilly with evenings by the fire, totally engrossed in Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. (I wanted to read the book before I saw the movie!) Kx
am so happy to hear that you took some time for some R&R....and it sounds like this book has a wonderful message, but how funny that it was written by a man??? A very sensitive one, it seems!
Enjoy your week,
Nathalie
p.s. I also found that home very "un-homey"...I like my spaces warm and lived in too!
What a fun read! I just finished Madame Tussaud and loved it:) Summertime is definitely for lounging and relaxing (if we can!)
Sounds like a really sweet book and a lovely weekend. I went down to Cornwall for sun (yes, sun, and I even managed to get sunburn), sea and Cornish pasties. It was a really lovely getaway.
Enjoying the erfect weather here too Ingrid and hear the humidity is on it's way soo. Leaving for Haliburton just in time it seems. Will add this book to my list.......sounds perfect. XO
I spent the weekend reading amongst the wild, green nature in the woods. How wonderful it is to take time away fr4om cooking and so forth. Am drawn to the title of the book - "B as in Beauty" - I really ought to get myself a copy;-)
This would be an ideal read for my lazy week ends here in Andalusia ! time is ordinarily slow in this little corner of the world and even more in summer :-)
Sounds like the perfect summer weekend. Love the no cooking, no calorie-counting rule! I cannot wait for some lounging in the summer sun & reading. Interesting twist...male author! I wonder if you knew that when reading it would've changed anything?
xo
Sada
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