a work in progress

Meet Noe Marie Cortes. N-O-E, but pronounced like Noah, the man with the boat. Yes that's a boy's name, but it's an abbreviated anagram of her mother's name so she was willing to make a sacrifice. Awkward and endearing, wordy and romantic, a dancer and a Dr. Pepper junkie Noe -on the horizon of her 29th birthday -has finally found her rhythm. a work in progress is a story of self-discovery, resolve, and creating your own path. Told in dueling past and present chapters, this novel shows a protagonist who works to figure out who she is, who she wants to be and to feel confident in just becoming it. Engaging and witty, a work in progress tells the story of a girl who has to learn to let go in order for her world to make sense.