A real-life romantic comedy about getting dumped and getting over itIsabel Gillies the New York Times bestselling author of Happens Every Day has written another irresistibly moving and funny memoir A Year and Six Seconds A Love Story When our story opens its a dark and slushy winter in New York City where Isabel is arriving by airplane from Ohio two toddlers in tow to move in with her parents her husband has left her for another woman In subsequent scene after hilarious scene Isabel shares her valiant misguided and bumbling attempts to understand her own part in the disintegration of her marriage and to feel strong and loveable And one by one she begins to cross items off a staggering single mom to-do list that includes change last name get bank account get work have breakdowns only in front of best friend and not in front of children find rare preschool slot for son midyear in Manhattan get along with three generations of family in tight quarters find a man who can plant one great and romantic kiss accept self accept love be happy She cries she dates she and her mother and father and children get the flu and then just when she least expects it Isabel falls in loveWith humility and a refreshing sense of humor Isabel stumbles many times but also laughs forgives discovers new treasures from old friends marries again and more than that finds good love itself within and around her.
