Absolute Zero: Misadventures from a Broad
Val Fremden Midlife Mysteries
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Sarah Pesek
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By:
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Margaret Lashley
About this listen
We’ve all dreamed of ditching everything and running off to another country—but almost no one actually ever does. Well, Val feels like she's almost no one. Invisible to her husband and dissatisfied with her life, deep in her soul Val yearns to be someone else. Someone sexy. Someone happy. So she buys a ticket and takes off to Italy, with only her favorite romance novel to guide her.
Val’s got her heart set on relaxation, romance, and reinvention. But she soon finds out that handsome men, like life, have plans of their own. In the race to rediscover herself, Val soon finds herself in over her head. What awaits her at the finish line may be a completely unexpected type of victory. Will Val score a home run? Or will she just want to run home?
If you've ever dreamed of ditching your life and running off to Europe, now’s your chance! Join Val on a roller-coaster ride through Europe that will leave you gasping! From gut-busting hilarity to gut-wrenching gaffs, finding yourself again is always worth the price of admission. Come along for a tour of Italy, Germany, and the human heart.
©2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Margaret Lashley (P)2025 Margaret LashleyListeners also enjoyed...
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