Welcome to My Planet

Welcome To My Planet is a novel that happens at the most neurotic point in your life--when not-dating is as acceptable a social form as dating; when early-morning NPR, infomercials & VISA provide more thrill & companionship than grad school or your day-job colleagues, & the daily struggle to get out of bed & interact with higher life forms than the plants or the TV remote takes on near-cosmic significance. Welcome to a center of the universe that's not London or New York, but Minneapolis, USA, where life just isn't The Love Boat for thirty-one year old Shannon, our tongue-in-cheek heroine. Between trips to Target & her parent's house to do laundry, Shannon visits a therapist called "The Counselor" & tries to get her life together. In a voice that's funny & raw as your sister's bachelorette party, Shannon Olson brings an up-front perspective on issues of family & love, therapy & debt, & the occasional comforts of a few drinks. She speaks directly to young & not-so-young women who know that Mom's a great place to visit when you can't quite find yourself.Olson, Shannon is the author of 'Welcome to My Planet' with ISBN 9780670892082 and ISBN 0670892084.