What does a marketing director do after retiring from writing newsletters and press releases? She writes a novel! When an unexpected nudge into early retirement jolted me into an existential fork in the road of my career, I revisited an unfinished draft of a book I’d started seventeen years before. Unsure if the therapeutic ramblings were novel-worthy, I asked my husband – a retired literature teacher and journalist – to review it.
Author Mimi Wahfeldt
“Is it good enough to work on?” I asked. He said yes. Two years later, my debut novel will be available this month.
“Forks & Knives” is fiction inspired by the reality of addiction and codependency that millions of families battle. Many people wonder, “What if I’d done things differently?” This novel entices readers to re-examine those critical forks in their own lives. No doubt, like knives, some of them cut deep.
When Kat Torrington discovers the depth of her husband Eric’s secret drinking problem, she finds herself at a crossroads. Married three years with her first child on the way, Kat sees a fork in the road of her life: Should she stay or go?
Over the next several years, as the couple faces alcoholism and recovery with equal parts determination and failure, Kat considers her options. Some choices are heart-wrenching, others empowering, but all are life-changing. Meanwhile, Kat’s dream of a happy-ever-after hangs in the balance.
For more information, please visit www.AuthorMimi.com. “Forks & Knives” will be available through Amazon and in bookstores on August 22…or consider attending my official Book Launch party at Wolverine Farm Publik House at 316 Willow St., Fort Collins from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. (Thursday, August 22). I’ll be present to sign copies and shake your hand!