Romancing the Ordinary : A Year of Simple Splendour - Softcover

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743248244 ISBN 13: 9780743248242

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2004

Synopsis

By treating yourself to citrus-scented baths, a thrilling novel, rich moist brownies, deep crisp snow, freshly-laundered linen, glamorous high heels, cashmere socks, heart-breaking old films, red wine in front of the fire ...ROMANCING THE ORDINARY will show you how to seduce the most important person in your life - yourself. Women are endowed not with five senses but with seven, writes Sarah Ban Breathnach. With the help of ROMANCING THE ORDINARY readers can rediscover sight, sound, scent, taste and touch, and come to cherish their sense of 'knowing' - a woman's intuitive sense - and 'wonder', her sense of rapture and reverence. Writing in the style so beloved by her millions of readers, Ban Breathnach encourages each woman to discover what moves her to tears, makes her heart skip a beat, and her soul sigh. ROMANCING THE ORDINARY is organised as a saunter through the year and laced with seasonal indulgences intended to restore weary feminine souls - flamboyant recipes, pampering beauty treatments, sensuous treats and household hints. By encouraging her to delight in the often overlooked gifts of every day - from the secret pleasure of wearing sexy seamed tights under sensible trousers to the sensation of lying in a warm bed listening to the rain - ROMANCING THE ORDINARY is sure to help every woman fall passionately in love with Life.

About this title

About the Author:

Sarah Ban Breathnach's work celebrates quiet joys, simple pleasures and everyday epiphanies. Her wisdom, warmth, compassion and disarming candour have made her a trusted voice to millions of women. She is publisher of Simple Abundance Press and president and CEO of Simple Abundance, Inc., a consulting firm specialising in publishing and multimedia projects. Sarah is American but lives part of the year in Lincolnshire when writing.

From AudioFile:

ROMANCING THE ORDINARY is written primarily for woman. Anecdotes and guidance are drawn from many different sources, including film and literature. Recovering from an accident that left her "senseless," Ban Breathnach revels in stepping back from the hustle and bustle of the life she, like many others, had constructed. The overall message is to find the opportunity to notice and learn from the five senses plus two (intuition and wonder) and to reconnect with core values. The author reads her own work smoothly and cheerfully, with no self-consciousness. Her reading style is consistent with the direct and conversational tone of her book. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0743248244
• ISBN 13: 9780743248242
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256