Her entry opens:This is going to sound strange perhaps from an author of commercial fiction, but I just read two financial non-fiction books in a row, starting with Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin, a novelistic and gripping recount of the recent financial crisis followed by The Smartest Guys in the Room, by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, about the Enron debacle. My husband expressed shock that I was interested in this kind of wonky financial stuff. But I believed based on radio interviews with the authors -- and the reading bore this out -- that both these crises came down at least partly to emotion, psychology and basic human frailty. I found the psychological implications...[read on]Among the early praise for The Life You've Imagined:
“A richly woven story laced with unforgettable characters…. A beautiful book.”Visit Kristina Riggle's website.
—Therese Walsh, author of The Last Will of Moira Leahy“The Life You’ve Imagined is a terrific novel about love and loss, letting go and holding on. A book to share with family and friends—I loved it.”
—Melissa Senate, author of The Secret of Joy
"In this engaging, companionable novel about family, expectations, and adversities overcome, Kristina Riggle performs the admirable feat of giving us characters who are somehow both familiar and wonderfully original. Unpredictable, touching, and true, The Life You’ve Imagined is a stand-out story; I devoured it and wanted more."
—Therese Fowler, author of Souvenir and Reunion
"(Riggle) explores what happens when real life diverges sharply from childhood dreams. Her strong and complicated female characters are interesting and likable, and she ably weaves together multiple story lines."
—Booklist
The Page 69 Test: Real Life & Liars.
Read--Coffee with a Canine: Kristina Riggle & Lucky.
Writers Read: Kristina Riggle.
--Marshal Zeringue
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