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Lindy Hughes

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After forays into journalism and astrology, and a failed attempt at joining the circus, Lindy taught English in South Africa. She emigrated to Vancouver in 1997, and spent the next twelve years playing with fairydust and teaching ballet. When her delayed writing aspirations exploded in a full-fledged crisis, her husband bought her a laptop and sent her to Vegas. Nine months later her Vegas baby was born. It Never Stays in Vegas brought the most fantastic people into her life. And for a while, things went swimmingly. Then perimenopause hit, and a foray into the glittery world of burlesque ensued. As Luna Blue, she performed professionally for a year - until her husband discovered her secret. He was Very Disappointed. So she bought a purple b ...more

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The Common Wife hits #1!!

I am so grateful to everyone who has bought a copy of The Common Wife. It reached the #1 bestseller and hot new release spots on Amazon in SIX categories. I am in awe. And the conversations we've been having - about the 'missingness,' the search for meaning and what it means to be an everyday pilgrim - have made it all worthwhile. Thank-You, thank-you. Lindy

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Published on November 30, 2019 08:24 • Tags: camino, jungian-psychology, memoir, midlife-crisis, pilgrimage, spain, walking

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“I'm not really fussy. But I despise stretch denim.”
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“The one thing I learned really quickly as a child-with-motion-sickness-on-a-long-road is that whining only makes matters worse.”
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“Hiking is the only slightly less ugly stepsister of running.”
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“I'm not really fussy. But I despise stretch denim.”
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tags: affair, body-image, humour, infidelity, midlife-crisis, vegas

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“Hiking is the only slightly less ugly stepsister of running.”
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