Stella is forty-two years old, divorced, has an eleven-year-old son who lives with her, and a well-paid job as an investment advisor. Her assets include a splendid house that she designed herself, a savings account that is not bad at all, and an excellent physical condition that she takes care of with the help of her personal trainer. But Stella is missing something. It's not exactly sex, because although she lives alone, she practices it healthily from time to time with a friend. It is, rather, a vague, diffuse feeling of general dissatisfaction, as if at some point she had fallen into the trap of a life that was too orderly, too predictable; as if she had sold her youthful dreams for a handful of lentils. Abundant and very well seasoned and accompanied by excellent wines, but lentils after all. At forty-two, Stella has lost her groove. And one fine day, when her son goes to spend a fortnight with his father, Stella suddenly decides to go on vacation to Jamaica. She will go alone and very well disposed, and she will not forget the advice of her sister Vanessa, who has warmly recommended that she try the good reputation of Jamaicans... Of course, Vanessa never dared to imagine that one of those Jamaicans would be the charming Winston, tall, athletic, handsome, cultured... and only twenty-one radiant years old.
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Year
1998
Pages
368
Description
Stella is forty-two years old, divorced, has an eleven-year-old son who lives with her, and a well-paid job as an investment advisor. Her assets include a splendid house that she designed herself, a savings account that is not bad at all, and an excellent physical condition that she takes care of with the help of her personal trainer. But Stella is missing something. It's not exactly sex, because although she lives alone, she practices it healthily from time to time with a friend. It is, rather, a vague, diffuse feeling of general dissatisfaction, as if at some point she had fallen into the trap of a life that was too orderly, too predictable; as if she had sold her youthful dreams for a handful of lentils. Abundant and very well seasoned and accompanied by excellent wines, but lentils after all. At forty-two, Stella has lost her groove. And one fine day, when her son goes to spend a fortnight with his father, Stella suddenly decides to go on vacation to Jamaica. She will go alone and very well disposed, and she will not forget the advice of her sister Vanessa, who has warmly recommended that she try the good reputation of Jamaicans... Of course, Vanessa never dared to imagine that one of those Jamaicans would be the charming Winston, tall, athletic, handsome, cultured... and only twenty-one radiant years old.
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