A murder, a moose and plenty of romantic drama? Mix it up with some unique characters and a page-turning pace and you’ve got the new, feel-good novel by Chantal Eustace.
Eustace, who used to live and operate a yoga studio in Tsawwassen, will return to town this Saturday for a book signing for Do You Take this Man, Elli Moon? It will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at Albany Books.
The story is about a woman named Elli Moon, who thinks she’s got her life sorted out. Then, in the 10 days leading up to her wedding, everything kind of comes apart. It’s all told through different character’s perspectives.
“I started with an idea for a funny, wedding-hating character,” said Eustace, now a Bowen Island resident, in an interview with the Bowen Island Undercurrent, a sister paper of the Optimist. “Then I started writing and I really enjoyed where the character and her friends took me.”
Eustace said the book will be popular with those who like fiction and humour.
“I’m inspired by writers like Maria Semple and The Rosie Project’s Graeme Simsion,” she said. “Popular fiction and humour has always appealed to me. Same with smart, funny characters figuring out life.”
Eustace, who is also a former Vancouver Sun reporter, teaches yoga and wellness on Bowen Island and Vancouver. This is her first book.
Do You Take this Man, Elli Moon? is available at Amazon.ca.
