Happily Whatever After by Stewart Lewis-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 28, 2020

A dark comedy about putting yourself in unexpected places, reaching for your dreams, and believing in second chances.

Thirtysomething Page was content with her life in New York City—until it went to the dogs. Unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend of four years and fired from her art gallery job in the same week, she flees to Washington, DC, and moves in with her big brother. She hopes the new setting and familial comfort will help her finally find her bearings. What Page finds instead is an unlikely refuge: a park for the neighborhood’s poshest pooches, and a quirky pack of companionable dog-run regulars who become fast friends.

Both four-legged and two-, these new allies offer Page a world of possibilities. The woman who hit rock bottom now has dreams: of having her own business, getting her own place, and even wilder ones about the ruggedly handsome owner of a vineyard and two equally fetching Bernese mountain dogs.

Unleashed from all that once held her back, Page finds everything might be falling into place. But just when she thinks her life is headed in the right direction, the road takes a sharp turn to show her just how unpredictable second chances can be. Will Page get her happily ever after? Is there even such a thing?

Witty, smartly funny, and modernly romantic, Happily Whatever After shows us all that sometimes imperfect can still be good enough.

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REVIEW:HAPPILY WHATEVER AFTER by Stewart Lewis is a contemporary, adult story line following thirty-something Page, a former New York art gallery manager who finds herself in Washington DC, living with her successful, restaurateur brother Brady, whose own life is about to spiral out of control.

Told from first person perspective (Page) HAPPILY WHATEVER AFTER follows Page as she endeavours to move on with her life. Newly single and recently unemployed, Page moves to Washington DC , to live with her brother as she struggles to make sense of her life. Daily visits to the local dog park (sans dog) finds Page befriending an eclectic group of dog owners, many of whom will become part of our protagonists inner circle. From dog walker to gallery owner, Page watches from the sidelines believing life is passing her by but Page begins to focus on the what ifs, and sets out to reestablish herself in the world of art.

HAPPILY WHATEVER AFTER is a cute story with a little bit of humor, tragedy, heart break and love. Page’s eccentric friends would be better suited to the New York lifestyle but Stewart Lewis’ Washington DC is representative of the diverse and passionate world of friendships and relationships brought together by the four-legged animals everybody loves.

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Reviewed by Sandy