Why Belize

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Elieen Sologoski is overwhelmed by life's disappointments: a distant husband, a tyrannical father-in-law, and life on a bleak rural homestead. Seeking escape and a reset, she flees to Belize, leaving behind everything-her job, her husband, two children, and even her name.
When her in-laws arrive unexpectedly in Belize City on a cruise ship, the newly christened Lennie is forced to confront the choices she has made, and the things she has left behind; as well as what it would take for her to return home.
Meanwhile, her ex-husband James has determined to free himself from his domineering father and set course toward a destiny all his own. With his resolution comes a measure of hope-both for him and maybe even Eileen.
"Why Belize" considers the human condition in how we assess the lives we live, the disappointments we suffer, and asks what else there may be. What possibilities are there for a new beginning, and when is the time to seize it

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Author Bio

Rodney Nelsestuen is a Minneapolis-based author who has published more than a dozen works of both fiction and nonfiction across a variety of literary journals. Nelsestuen has served as a judge in several writing contests including the Minnesota Book Awards, the Pacific Northwest Writers' Association, and the national Eric Hoffer Award. In addition, his writing has won or been honored in a number of literary contests.
Nelsestuen has published four novels, the latest of which "Why Belize" has been recognized by Kirkus Reviews as a "thoughtful, quiet meditation on aging."