TLC: Walking with Elephants by Karen Bell

About Walking With Elephants

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Literaryroad.com (August 10, 2010)

Suze Hall is at a crossroads. Her nemesis at work, Wanda, has been promoted and now will be her boss. Her husband, Bob, is leaving her and the three kids for a six-month sabbatical down under. To top it off, her best friend, Marcia, is missing in action–playing footsie with some new boyfriend!

Adding to this disaster stew, David, the gorgeous hunk who broke her young-girl’s heart, has coincidentally popped back into her life and has something she desperately needs to keep her job.

Walking with Elephants, a lighthearted slice-of-life story, brings to the table the serious work/family issues facing women today. It explores the modern dichotomy of a workplace that is filled with homemakers who still must cook, clean, carpool on nights and weekends, shop for prom dresses, and “create” the holidays—such as Suze. But it also is filled with women who have the same drive as men, have no family responsibilities, and will do whatever it takes to get ahead.

So step into the shoes of Suze Hall and commiserate over workplace politics, titillate your sexual fantasies, ride the wave of a working mother, and fall-down laughing.

About Karen Bell

Walking with Elephants is my first novel, although I am not new to writing. I was a theater critic and celebrity interviewer for a weekly tabloid in Jacksonville, Fl and I earned a Master’s in Mass Communication from Oklahoma State University. For 15 years I was an editor/writer at a major accounting firm. I also was a technical editor for an accounting magazine that published monthly. Inspiration for this novel came from my direct contact with the joys of Corporate America and the balancing act that comes with being a working mother.

Karen’s Tour Stops

Tuesday, February 1st: Scraps of Life

Wednesday, February 2nd: Laura’s Reviews

Thursday, February 3rd: Book Reviews by Molly

Monday, February 7th: Colloquium

Friday, February 11th: Hospitable Pursuits

Tuesday, February 15th: Teresa’s Reading Corner

Wednesday, February 16th: Good Girl Gone Redneck

Wednesday, February 16th: Laura’s Reviews (author guest post)

Monday, February 21st: Reviews from the Heart

Wednesday, February 23rd: Proud Book Nerd

Thursday, February 24th: Confessions of a Bookaholic

Tuesday, March 1st: Debbie’s Book Bag

Wednesday, March 2nd: Books Like Breathing

Thursday, March 3rd: Clever Girl Goes Blog

Friday, March 4th: Life In Review

Monday, March 7th: The Book Chick

Tuesday, March 8th: My Own Little Corner of the World

I hope to have a review of this book for you soon. I am behind in my reviews. My thanks goes out to the publisher and author for providing a review copy of this book.