Breaking the Bank (Original) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781439102534)

A fresh and whimsical novel featuring a single mother in Brooklyn who suddenly discovers an ATM machine that gives her free (and unrecorded) cash; what she does with that money changes many lives--including her own.

Mia Saul is down on her luck. She's been dumped by her husband, fired from her job, and forced to move with her ten-year-old daughter Eden to a crummy apartment. Juggling temp jobs, arguing over child support, and trying to keep Eden's increasingly erratic behavior in check leaves Mia weary and worn out. So when a routine stop at an ATM turns into a stroke of luck Mia never expected, the results are nothing short of...magical.

Teetering between guilt and generosity, Mia takes advantage of her sudden windfall in small ways. She also develops relationships with a variety of neighborhood characters she ordinarily would never have crossed paths with--and turns her life around in ways she never thought possible.

Poignant, smart, and utterly captivating, this quirky "pay-it-forward" tale captures the everyday concerns of women everywhere.

Author: Yona Zeldis McDonough
ISBN-10: 1439102538
ISBN-13: 9781439102534
Publisher: Gallery Books
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2009
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.40w x 0.97d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/27/2009 pg. 45
Romantic Times 09/01/2009 pg. 59 - Excellent
Vanity Fair 10/01/2009 pg. 136
Library Journal 09/15/2009 pg. 50