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New book release, 'Princess Bubble,' strikes
chord with single women
For the first time in U.S. history, single women
(51%) outnumber married
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[October 16, 2007]
ATLANTA, Ga. -- This
Christmas season thousands of single belles will hang their silk stockings and
say their prayers before a quick night's sleep -- then it's off to work they go.
This ever-growing group of Carols, Noels and Merrys will shop, party and cook as
they celebrate the holidays with families and friends. Two successful single
gals will ring in the New Year with a resolution, offering parents an updated
version of the traditional fairy tale. No longer a "damsel in distress," this
princess travels the world, helps others and finds "happily ever after" even
before she finds her prince!
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 With wisdom gleaned from their careers as single, globe-trotting flight
attendants, first-time authors Susan Johnston and Kimberly Webb have crafted
a modern-day book that celebrates singleness. A contemporary fairy tale for
all ages, "Princess Bubble" was written to reduce the overwhelming sense of
failure, self-doubt and despair that some single women face.
"Knowing how low self-esteem and depression plague many single females,
we wanted to spread the message that 'happily ever after' can occur even
before Prince Charming arrives… or even if he never does," said Webb.
"We're definitely not anti-prince," said Johnston (whose college nickname
was "Bubbles"). "We're not anti-family or anti-marriage; if anything we're
anti-'damsel in distress.' Our message: The single life can also be a fairy
tale. The end!"
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"Princess Bubble" stars a princess who is confused by the
traditional fairy tale messages that say she must find her "prince"
before she can live "happily ever after." Princess Bubble dons her
"thinking crown" to research traditional fairy tales, interviews
married girlfriends and even takes counsel from her mother, who
advises her to sign up at FindYourPrince.com.
With a little help from her fairy godmother (this is still a
fairy tale, after all), Ms. Bubble discovers that "living happily
ever after" is not about finding a prince. "True happiness," the
book reveals, "is found by loving God, being kind to others and
being comfortable with who you are already!"
http://www.princessbubble.com/
[Text from file received
from Susan Johnston]
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