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Book Review of The Quality of Life Report

The Quality of Life Report
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New York television reporter Lucinda Trout is in search of greener pastures. Her self-imposed mission : move to the slower-paced, friendly and vastly more affordable midwestern town of Prairie City, USA. Her search includes but is not limited to : a decently sized apartment with a few aesthetic qualities; a job that is not all about pleasing her conniving, urban terror of a boss; the love a good man; and maybe a dog. And so Lucinda departs with a plan to deliver televisied reports to her New York aucience abouth the sweeping landscapes, charming farmsteads and quirky locals that will constitute her newfound quality of life.
Through a series of unexpected turns, help from quarters where she least expects it, and a growing love a landscape that is undeniably real. Lucinda comes to realize that "quality of life" is much more complicated - and ultimately richer - than she ever imagined.

This was a GREAT read.