Ten Thousand Light Years from Okay - by Tracy Dobmeier & Wendy Katzman (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A widowed and grieving young novelist believes her words create realities--both tragic and charmed--in a hopeful and surprising novel about family, newfound love, and moving on.

Four years after her husband Sam's tragic death mirrored a fatal plotline in her debut novel, Thea Packer hasn't written another word, afraid that what she writes could come true again. Resigned to raising her young daughter in her in-laws' guesthouse, Thea is on the verge of abandoning her literary career when inspiration strikes.

Her new book is a fairy-tale romance featuring a long-lost astronaut who miraculously returns home to his family, with the hero loosely drawn from Thea's memories of Sam. Thea considers the fantasy a harmless way to process her grief.

That is, until a charismatic man walks into her life--and he's an astronaut.

Thea can't believe it's happening again. Or is it? Her mother-in-law doesn't think so--she sees only a woman increasingly detached from reality. Now, as coincidences between Thea's writing and reality pile up, Thea must unravel the secrets of her past and tackle her grief head-on before she loses more than she ever imagined.

Review Quotes

"What if you could truly write your own fate? Ten Thousand Light Years from Okay is a delightful, twisty page-turner about an author whose plotlines keep coming true, but it's also a poignant exploration of grief and the bittersweet journey of embracing life after loss. This book kept me guessing chapter after chapter, and I loved every page." --Hadley Leggett, author of All They Ask Is Everything

"In this intriguing exploration of how grief can alter our perceptions, Dobmeier and Katzman lift the veil on the inner life of a struggling writer. Full of surprises that keep the pages turning, this is an immersive tale about a heartbroken woman who strives to balance restarting her writing career with being present for her young daughter--and maybe trusting love again. Ten Thousand Light Years From Okay is an uplifting journey of second chances, and a testament to the healing power of understanding and forgiveness, especially for oneself." --Glendy Vanderah, bestselling author of Where the Forest Meets the Stars

"Ten Thousand Light Years from Okay is just the book we need right now. Sure, it's brimming with hope and love and family...but more than that it's a book that celebrates coincidences and magical thinking, with plot twists that keep you turning pages and rooting for the heroine, a young widowed mom who is determined to write herself a happy love story after the death of her husband. It has everything I love in a book: laughter and magic and tears on every page." --Maddie Dawson, bestselling author of Matchmaking for Beginners

"Ten Thousand Light Years from Okay, the sophomore novel from Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman, proves without a doubt that duos do it best. Starring a character stuck between a heartbreaking reality and her own wishful imagination, this story is a smooth burn from its launch to its satisfying conclusion. Amidst the life, love, and loss in this book, you will find yourself lost in its pages." --Alli Frank and Asha Youmans, authors of the #1 Amazon bestselling novel, The Better Half