Dear Manolo

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Amanda West moved to Chicago to figure out her life. It's what you do after collegego out into the world and pursue your dreams. Immediately, she takes a job at Elle magazine, but when the pressure gets to her, she bails. The problem is it's been several years now, and she's stuck in a rut. Currently, she works as a home health care assistant to some exceptional patients on Chicago's Gold Coast. It's a great job that gives her satisfaction in helping people; it's in her nature. But what is also in her character is a fondness for fashionit's buried, but it's there. Now she feels a void in her life. Amanda is searching for something, and although she can't quite put her finger on it, she feels it every day. But in a striking twist of fate Amanda finds her mundane life fueled with passion and magic when a dear patient bequeaths her a parting gift. One pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes "magically" spins her world from glum to glam. No one could predict the adventure about to unfold.

Author Bio

Linda Jamison is a freelance writer and former makeup artist. She is is a Chicago girl born and bred, and she always knew she'd be a writer! Although she started her college studies off in Speech Pathology, she found that the makeup industry was calling her name and left Elmhurst College in her sophomore year to work in the cosmetics industry. That path led to a wealth of knowledge in beauty, fashion, and film. Soon, she was using that strength to write for online publications--eventually becoming the Feature Writer for Vigore Magazine and is the former Beauty Content Contributor for Style Station. She continues to write and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three sons.