In this hilarious, heartwarming tale, mother-daughter skiing champs face the bumps in their own relationship when an avalanche in a Swiss village forces them together.
Alpine skiing G.O.A.T. Claudine Potts and her daughter Wylie have been bred for gold medal glory. But this gilded future is cut short when a fall forces Claudine's retirement and Wylie's debilitating anxiety sends her off the slopes. Now it's been years since Wyle and Claudine have even spoken.
Claudine, happily married and living in Oregon, has resurrected her stardom as a CycleTron instructor with a devoted pack of virtual cycling followers, obsessing over how to patch things up with Wylie. On the East Coast, Wylie's training for a fitness competition set in Berlin with her controlling boyfriend and giving her notice at the art gallery job she loves so she can focus on making art, not hanging it. Her main goal: impressing her mom.
When Dan drops out of the competition before it even starts, Wylie swallows her pride and asks her mom to be her partner. Claudine agrees but with the condition that they can stop in Switzerland to take care of some family business and bury deep secrets that threaten to tarnish the happy reunion.
Set in a dreamy Swiss village, Bluebird Day will make readers laugh, swoon, and most of all, relate as Claudine and Wylie slalom through the complicated terrain of mother-daughter love, joined by the colorful cast of characters snowed in beside them. Now if only they could get out of Switzerland?
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In this hilarious, heartwarming tale, mother-daughter skiing champs face the bumps in their own relationship when an avalanche in a Swiss village forces them together.
Alpine skiing G.O.A.T. Claudine Potts and her daughter, Wylie, have been bred for gold-medal glory. They're skiing their way to fame, but this gilded future is cut short when a fall forces Claudine's retirement and Wylie's debilitating anxiety sends her off the slopes.
With the collapse of their ski careers, their relationship falters, and now it's been years since Wylie and Claudine have even spoken. They live on opposite coasts, pursuing different passions, until a chance opportunity to pair up in a European fitness competition drives them back together. Can this duo survive snow-buried regrets and family secrets and have the happy reunion they're hoping for?
Set in a dreamy Swiss village, Bluebird Day will make readers laugh and swoon, as Claudine and Wylie slalom through the complicated terrain of lost ambition, past mistakes, and mother-daughter love.
