Fighting Gravity - Godin, Michael

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Résumé :
When everything you've built falls apart, do you have the courage to start over and find love again?What happens when a successful plastic surgeon discovers that he can fix everyone's face but can't repair his broken marriage? Dr. Nick Jordan thought he had it all figured out-a thriving practice in New Orleans, a beautiful wife, and a life that looked perfect from the outside. But when his twenty-year marriage crumbles and his practice begins hemorrhaging money, Nick finds himself facing a terrifying question: at fifty, is it too late to start over?Stripped of the identity he's built over decades, Nick feels like a stranger in his own life. The confidence that serves him so well in the operating room abandons him completely when it comes to modern dating. Every swipe, every first date, every awkward conversation reminds him of how much the world has changed since he was last single. The dating apps are brutal, the expectations unclear, and Nick can't help wondering if he's too old, too set in his ways, and too emotionally damaged to find love again.Dr. Michael Godin draws from his own extensive experience as a facial plastic surgeon to create an authentic and compelling portrait of the medical world. Having navigated both the professional challenges of running a practice and the personal journey of rebuilding life after major transitions, Godin brings rare insight into the intersection of medicine, midlife, and modern romance. His medical expertise and understanding of human nature combine to create characters that feel genuinely real and deeply relatable.Will Nick find the courage to be vulnerable again, or will his fear of another heartbreak keep him isolated forever? When unexpected romance arrives in the most surprising package, Nick must decide whether he's willing to risk his carefully reconstructed life for the possibility of genuine happiness. Can a man who spends his days lifting faces learn to lift his own heart?Join Nick on his heartfelt and hilarious journey through the modern dating landscape as he learns that sometimes the most crucial reconstruction project is rebuilding your capacity to love. Fighting Gravity will make you laugh, make you cry, and remind you that it's never too late for a second chance at happiness-if you're brave enough to fight for it....

Biographie:
Dr. Michael Godin is a facial plastic surgeon practicing in Richmond, Virginia, and Southern California. He is the author of the acclaimed debut novel The Big Prick: Surgery, Surfing, and Survival in 1980s San Diego and Fighting Gravity, a romantic comedy set in the world of plastic surgery. He survived surgical training during the HIV pandemic of the 1980s and learned to surf, write, and take good care of his patients. He enjoys living on both coasts with his wonderful wife, adult sons, and two dogs. One is very good, the other not so much, but he loves her anyway....