Shoe Addicts Anonymous

231 Pages·2007·0.95 MB·English

by  Harbison Beth

Shoe Addicts Anonymous
Shoe Addicts Anonymous
Beth Harbison
ST. MARTIN’S PRESS
New York
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events
portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are
used fictitiously.

SHOE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS. Copyright © 2007 by Beth Harbison. All rights
reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be
used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except
in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Harbison, Elizabeth M.
Shoe addicts anonymous / Beth Harbison.—1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN: 978-1-4299-1582-3
1. Female friendship—Fiction. 2. Shoes—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3558.A564 S56 2007
813’.54—dc22
2007010081
To my mother, Connie Atkins,
and her partner-in-shopping, Ginny Russell—
the original Shoe Addicts in my life.
They’re probably in a shoe store right now!
And to Jen Enderlin, my editor and friend.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
W
riting is a solitary experience, but living, if you’re lucky, is not. I’d like to
thank some of the friends who have made me laugh, saved my sanity, and
inspired the friendships in this book: my sisters, Jacquelyn and Elaine
McShulskis; the friends who have been there almost as long as my sisters,
Jordana Carmel and Nicki Singer; my neighbors and pals who saved me time
and again, either by taking the kids or pouring the drinks (or both), Amy Sears
and Carolyn Clemens; and the generous souls who have read, reread, advised,
and commiserated—often over snack food—through many years and many
books, Elaine Fox, Annie Jones, Marsha Nuccio, Mary Blayney, Meg Ruley, and
Annelise Robey.