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Selected as a finalist in the 2020 International book awards.
“A delightfully funny story set in 1993 with a serious dark side narrated by Debra Kelly, a self-described expert at “pretending everything is fine.”
During one of the darkest periods of her life, Debra is heartbroken when her husband leaves her for the younger Ms. Booby. Feeling there was no way out of the pain, she planned the elaborate details of her suicide- telling no one yet documenting every moment. First and foremost, she would move with her children to the beach and live there for a year before ending it.
They arrive in the small Mexican fishing village of Cabo San Lucas. Not knowing a word of Spanish and with a tight one-year budget, her story starts out with the zany day-to-day trials of living as an expat. Along the way Debra meets a cracker box full of expats at Land’s End who, like her, qualify as the '“wanted or unwanted.” Each day is worse than the day before. However, she discovers an unknown and foreign gritty strength to fight scorpions, hurricanes, burning cars, school dungeons, and the terrifying newly single’s sex scene.
Unbeknownst to her a journey of healing begins and she learns forgiveness, finding her voice, setting boundaries, and discovering she can truly live the lifestyle of her dreams. She creates happiness, a life worth living, and finds a mustard seed of faith seeing miracles happen. Then comes along Mr. New Yorker, boasting a colourful past, fresh out of jail and stalks her! The hilarity and struggles of life shine through these pages. Get up! Don’t quit. Find your path to an amazing life. You never know what’s around the corner or where life will take you if you just wait a year!
This book was selected as a finalist in the 2020 International Book awards. To view full list of finalists click here.
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“This story will make you laugh out loud and then reduce you to tears, sometimes both at the same time. I loved this story and how it shows the wonderful strength, courage and humor of women in the face of truly daunting odds. In my years of working with women through my law practice, I have seen many broken women who thought that it was too late to change their lives, that the end of a marriage was the end of hope and a sign of failure. My advice is always “Wait a year and you will be amazed by how strong you have become.” I could not put the book down and you won’t be able to either.”
“Wait a year, not only offers great advice but is a really fun read. The way her life unfolds, and is told by her in this book, is simply amazing, fun and expressive. I find myself riding along with her on her adventures and know you will too! I am thrilled she decided to WAIT A Year and to write her memoire, it is just so good!”
“Debra is one gutsy woman! Her story of personal growth and recovery is one that will find you rooting for her, crying with her and laughing out loud. She dared to dream. Her journey takes her from a place of darkness to wholeness; she learns to find her voice, set boundaries, forgive herself & others. I am a psychiatrist and have been working with women for over 25 years. Of the many things I have learned from my clients, and I believe deeply, is that as women we must trust our intuition. This book is a must read for those looking for the encouragement to make their dreams become of a reality.”
“At her wits end, ready to end it all, our desperate heroine packs up her 3 young children and moves from Edmonton, Canada to Cabo, Mexico in the 90’s. Say, whaaaat?! As things go from bad to worse, with her head barely above water, and her kids in shock, our heroine finds out what she is really made of as she learns huge life lessons. As a mother, educator and business owner, I experienced every emotion with Debra, from “Oh no!” to “Really!?” to “Yahooooooo!”. This ride is a lesson for every woman who thinks they can’t take even one more step. Give it “One More Year,” take the ride… and experience the biggest gift of all. You!”
“Wait a Year is a journey of a woman in crisis as she struggles to overcome the dark voices, to embrace a new normal, and create an amazing journey and life. Filled with crazy funny twists and turns, this memoir proves that we all can regain our power and make your life’s dreams happen for us!”
“Beautifully written… Sad. Funny. Inspirational. Follow Debra’s powerful journey of healing, while enjoying the tales of expat life in Cabo, back in the days we lovingly referred to as “B.C.” (before Costco). See how living life in paradise was all the medicine she needed. I loved this book!”