Since I can’t tell you how much I really REALLY wish I could sell my children on ebay, I’m going to talk books today. And I want you to talk books too.

I first met Allison Winn Scotch* on myspace, and happy to discover another Lolly Winston fan, I started reading her blog. Allison’s not Lolly’s LOL. And I was immediately fascinated with the subject matter of her debut book, The Department of Lost and Found. Here’s the blurb from amazon (because I’m too lazy to write my own).

It didn’t start out as the worst day of Natalie Miller’s life. At thirty, she is moving up the political ladder, driven by raw ambition and ruthless determination. As the top aide to New York’s powerful female senator, she works hard, stays late, and enjoys every bit of it, even if the bills she’s pushing through do little to improve the lives of the senator’s constituents. And if her boyfriend isn’t the sexiest guy alive, at least he’s a warm body to come home to.

Then he announces he’s leaving. But that news is barely a blip compared to what Natalie’s doctor tells her: She has breast cancer. And she can’t cure it by merely being headstrong. Now the life Natalie must change is her own.

Yes, I am a big women’s fiction loving dork. What else can I say besides I loved this book? I mean, I really loved this book. If I just liked this book, I’d tell you I liked it, but I loved it. It’s a serious subject that I know is near and dear to Allison’s heart and it shows. As a writer I’m always impressed with someone who can take a difficult and scary topic, like breast cancer, and well, not depress me for 300+ pages, and Allison did a bang-up job of keeping me turning pages to the very end. TDLF isn’t just about fighting cancer, which in and of itself could have been the entire book, it’s about figuring out what’s really important…and learning to smoke pot (can I say that?) and eating ice cream andThe Price is Right (Which I’m still laughing about…you have to read it to really appreciate it).

Ok, now it’s your turn…plug a friend’s book…….

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(*when Allison offered up a few copies to anyone willing to blog about it, I raised my hand and squealed like a school girl :badgirl: )