Run for Your Life, Callie Kingman

A Novel

De: Alli Frank, Asha Youmans

Narrado por: Bahni Turpin

A blindsided soon-to-be divorcée rediscovers herself in this witty, celebratory novel about a hard-fought comeback by the authors of The Better Half.

Two decades have passed since Callie Kingman begrudgingly followed her husband, Thomas, across the country in pursuit of his career at the expense of her own. Today, Callie is an empty nester with no job prospects, a declining mother, and a spouse who announces his intention to leave her—in Sacramento, the dullest city in America. His parting potshot: “It’s not me, it’s you.”

Taking to bed, Callie relies on delivery for food, her neighbor for booze, and her college best friend for commiseration. When an overdue annual exam leads to a health scare, Callie is forced to contend with her fractured and unfulfilled life by revisiting the vibrant, indomitable woman she used to be.

From her idyllic years at Princeton and an extraordinary first love to the pressures all women face to strive, serve, and be sexy as hell, once again she’s face-to-face with it all. Callie is running for her life, determined to forge a path ahead that is better than the one she’s leaving behind.

©2025 by Alli and Asha Productions. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Run for Your Life, Callie Kingman is a witty, heartwarming love story wrapped in the resilient spirit of starting over. Set against a vibrant backdrop of ’90s nostalgia, the story follows Callie Kingman, a freshly dumped protagonist navigating the mess and beauty of middle age. With sharp humor and tender insight, Alli Frank and Asha Youmans deftly explore the unexpected ways a woman’s life and identity evolve when children fledge the nest, her marriage falls apart, and she must re-create herself for the next act. I loved every page!”—Danielle Girard, USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of Pinky Swear

“Run for Your Life, Callie Kingman is a soul-affirming love song to Gen X women. I laughed and nodded my way through every page, relating to and rooting for Callie until the satisfying end, and wondering along the way: How did Frank and Youmans crawl into my brain? Run, don’t walk, to read this gem. It’s a winner!”—Samantha Greene Woodruff, bestselling author of The Lobotomist’s Wife and The Trade Off

A absolute Delight .. again

I loved everything about it: the story, the people, the language. It is sharply observed, wickedly funny, and painfully accurate in the best possible way. I caught myself laughing out loud more than once, -not because it’s trying to be funny, but because it dares to tell the truth with humor, nerve.

Relatable and real

I have loved every book I have read by this duo. They develop real relatable characters and this one was no exception, but this one did hit differently, was even more powerful.

What do you do when you changed your whole life plan for the sake of your family and those family members no need you as much (adult kids) or want you (the husband)? My heart broke for Callie. My soul ached for her.

At the same time this book packed an emotional punch, it often had me laughing out loud. I never knew an Apple store experience could be so funny. It's worth reading the book for that scene alone!

This book is about what it's like to be a middle aged mom, getting left behind, and making the best of your second act.

I really loved it!

Here are just a couple of the quotes that resonated with me.

"I can't help but believe death by invisibility is a real thing for middle-aged women."

"In the vortex of early motherhood, it's hard to imagine that anything could tirr you more than the physical exhaustion of a baby's repetitive eat, sleep, scream routine."

Callie is very real

As always wth Alli and Asha, they tell a great story with very relatable characters.

Rooting for Callie!

This is an interesting story about a woman finding her power. She does this during what I have found to be the most difficult period in a woman's life, menopause.