Follow Me

Deena's eyes rounded. "You have nothing to do with thistour? You're the tour director's wife."

"And so?"

"And so, you can't possibly have nothing to do with thetour. I mean, it's a pretty encompassing job, not your typical nine-to-five."

Pessie snapped her seat belt shut and gazed ahead coolly."That's true. But work is work. It's not so fun. You do what you have todo, right?"

"Rrrright. But like, this job is different. It must be apretty exciting, never-a-dull-moment kind of life."

"That's also true."

"There's this massive but hovering on your lips."

Boy, food bloggers were a blunt species.

"No buts," Pessie said tersely.

"Whatever you say. Sorry if I said anything wrong. I wasjust trying to picture what it’s like to be in your place."

Pessie didn't know what got into her. The words left hermouth before she could think twice. "Honestly?" she said. "It's a very lonelyplace to be."

When Pessie Hersko's husband Yochi decides to give up hissteady, predictable job as an accountant to work as a tour director, taking frumtravelers to five-star hotels around the world, Pessie's every instinct screamsto squelch Yochi's enthusiasm, and the whole crazy idea in general. Why can'tYochi see the ridiculousness of pursuing such a job, not to mention theunfairness of it to his wife and family?

Deena Lizman is a young widow and single mother, whose jobas a food blogger and influencer is jeopardizing her relationship with herdaughter...as well as preventing her from properly feeling and processing her ownjumbled emotions.

Can Pessie summon the inner strength necessary to followYochi wholeheartedly down the off-the-beaten path he has chosen for himself andtheir family? And can Deena face the world, including her own self, as thetrue, unglamorized Deena, without her flawless #nutsandbasil persona?

In Follow Me, popular author Esty Heller has woven acompelling novel around the hot topic of social media's effects on ourselvesand our closest relationships. Well-written and peppered with humor, this bookwill provide much discussion and food for thought, long after its satisfying conclusion. 

By Esty Heller