Ellie is young at heart and no one can tell her that she isn't. This is such a sweet, fun and adorable story about a seventy-five year old grandmother who wishes to be 29 again. If I knew that one wish I made on my birthday would come true, I would probably wish for health and happiness for my children, close my eyes and blow. Would I really want to change that? I kind of like who I am, and am perfectly content to tweak a little here and there. However, I am who I am because of what I did, when I did it. Or I may go back to a fateful day in 1993 when I should have said, "I don't think so," instead of "I do". Or I may return to my early 20s and enjoy a day in the life of a free spirit. If I could go back to any year and live it for just a day, I may go back to high school and give the girls who tormented me a piece of my grown-up mind.
That was my only question: COULD she really have stayed if she had truly wanted to? Wouldn't she have been terrified every single day of her (new) life that she would awaken one morning wrinkled, saggy and stiff?
She lived it to the fullest, and seemed to have the option of whether or not to return to her advanced age, or stay where she was. I loved that it was not just her "little secret", but won't say more to spoil it. Having an entire book center around one person for one day was just a bit of a stretch, but overall, it was a very easy and enjoyable book.Įllie is in a unique position to shed 46 years for one day, which is almost ruined by her daughter and best friend. Halpern lives in Los Angeles with her husband, director and screenwriter Jonathan Goldstein whom she married in 2007.As far as straight-up chick-lit goes, this was entertaining. Amy Adams is attached to star in The Ten Best Days of My Life. īoth The Ten Best Days of My Life and 29 have been optioned by 20th Century Fox for film adaptations. Halpern followed this with three novels, The Ten Best Days of My Life, 29 and Pinch Me, each of which followed a female protagonist coping with fantastical events. In 2004, Halpern began writing a monthly column for Marie Claire Magazine titled "Haute Life." In 2007, she adapted her column into her first published book, Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown: Notes from a Single Girl's Closet. She then received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. Adena Halpern (born December 8, 1968) is an American author best known for her "chick lit" novels, "The Ten Best Days of My Life," "29" and "Pinch Me."Īfter graduating from Harriton High School outside Philadelphia, she attended New York University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing.
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