Lanie Coates is the mother of three young boys. Supporting her husband's dream to become a professional musician, she's agreed to leave everything behind in Texas and move to Cambridge, MS. For the past fifteen years, she's devoted her entire life to her family. Her passion with art and painting is soon replaced with diapers and crayons. Her body, much like her life, is unrecognizable. She's lost herself, and she desperately seeks to find some semblance of the person she was. She begins to devote time to herself, and begins going the gym each night, and even signs up for a photography class. This class helps her discover a passion that was unknown to her. Unfortunately, though passion is growing in the heart of someone else as well, and it's not her husband! Just as Lanie begins to feel at peace with herself, her world is turned over and she must struggle to fix it.

EVERYONE IS BEAUTIFUL is a very honest look at hectic life of a mom. There are moments where you will laugh out loud, and moments where you will cry. As a mother of two boys myself, I could completely sympathize with Lanie's character. This is a must read of any mom, no matter the age of the child.


About the Author:

Author: Katherine Center

Katherine Center is the author of The Bright Side of Disaster. She graduated from Vassar College, where she won the Vassar College Fiction Prize, and received an MA in fiction from the University of Houston. She served as fiction co-editor for the literary magazine Gulf Coast, and her graduate thesis, Peepshow, a collection of stories, was a finalist for the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction. A former freelance writer and teacher, she lives in Houston with her husband and two young children.



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11 Responses
  1. bermudaonion Says:

    Great review! I'm looking forward to reading this book.


  2. Great review, Jenn! Thank you!


  3. I thought this was such a great book. I highly recommend it to readers. It's both funny and sweet, and is a really fast read as well. Great post!


  4. Tracee Says:

    Great review - I am in the middle of this one and can totally relate!


  5. Cheryl Says:

    I want this book!


  6. Jenn Says:

    Cheryl-
    I'm contemplating a giveaway for my copy :)


  7. Margay Says:

    This book is definitely on my tbr pile! As a mother of two, I can relate to the subject matter myself.
    Margay


  8. Hooray! Thank you so much for the kind review, Jenn!


  9. April Says:

    Great review! I sooo loved this book! My tour stop is Monday and I am so thrilled that I was able to participate! I could completely relate on many of the aspects and parts of the book!!


  10. Katie Says:

    Great review! I reviewed it as well...
    http://katies101books.blogspot.com/2009/01/everyone-is-beautiful-katherine-center.html


  11. Anna Says:

    This was a great book. Glad to hear you enjoyed it.

    --Anna
    Diary of an Eccentric