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Chargement... Hearts on the Line: the elusive pursuit of love in the city of angelspar Marla Martenson
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Now in her second installment, Marla is still firing Cupid darts at work, a plush dating service she calls the "Double D"-which doesn't stand for dream date. She and her husband Adolfo work hard to achieve their goal of leaving their small apartment behind and buying a home, but with a boss who requires Marla to cross ethical lines, a tiny spark is all it takes, and Marla goes from being vice-president of a multi-city enterprise to unemployment. Adolfo's passion switches to anger and then resentment, Marla's celebrity hob-knobbing, shopping in boutiques, and pricey Botox habit all skid to a dead stop. Bills pile up.Determined, Marla turns to Craig's list, connecting with a series of flaky employers, and if the 99 Cent Store doesn't carry it, she doesn't buy it. Broke and depressed, however, she rarely finds time to write. When a former client calls and asks if she'd work with him as a matchmaker privately, she shifts into a whole new level. Amazing things start happening. Not only does she help people find soul mates instead of trophies and sugar-daddies, she finds the emotional space to heal personal traumas in the past, ranging from the bullying she endured in her youth, a near rape, a disastrous previous marriage, and her father's death-an unusual experience involving the ocean's kiss. Marla writes as never before.Adolfo is proud of her, but Marla still holds grudges as they search for a new home. She decides to rekindle the flame in her marriage and thinks she knows just the person to help: Chantal, a former client who owns a spa specializing in Brazilian hot waxes. This proves to be a hilarious blend of torture, comedy, and high hopes-a bit like life itself. Along with her clients, Marla's heart is on the line as she discovers the powerful ways in which dreams are real. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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In her memoir Hearts On the Line Marla is candid and sincere and takes the reader through those private details of her life which not only include her life as a real life Beverly Hills matchmaker but also her relationship with the love of her life, her husband Adolfo. I love how Marla is so down to earth and even though our lives are so different and we live on opposite ends of the country, I found so many similarities between her life and mine, which is not only ironic, but left me feeling even more connected to her.
In these chapters of her life Marla shares her struggles of working for her self-centered boss who is going to extreme measures to bring in money to the high-end dating service during the current recession . Gary goes about walking all over his staff and discreetly turning the dating service Marla has helped bring too much success into an escort service. As Marla strives to do the best she can at her job, considering the circumstances with her boss and her demanding clients. She scrambles for support from her husband who although honestly only wants the best for both of them, does not see the severity of how stressful a situation Marla is in. One common trait I noticed with Marla’s husband which is common with some men, including my own husband is how practical they can be. Adolfo worries about their financial future should Marla decide to leave her job and makes it a point to remind her often. However for Marla a true Gemini, those daily affirmations she uses to calm and soothe herself from her stressful job are no match for her bosses latest antics.
Marla is a gifted writer who can take everyday situations and those even ridiculously insane and weave humor through them to share with her readers. Although a little more serious and grounded than her previous novel Hearts On the Line still left me cracking-up. Yet at the same time also feeling sorry for her situations and at times her situation. I also felt badly for some of her clients, who deep down seem so lonely and may never truly find real love due to their unrealistic expectations. Hearts On the Line is truly about one womans search and discovery of her own individuality and how going with her intuition and those perceptions lead her to make the best choices for her and her husband, whether her husband wants to admit to it or not. When one choses to do the right thing and has faith in God he opens many other doors near the ones we may choose to close. (