title: Contents May Have Shifted: A Novel
author:  Pam Houston 
description: *Starred Review* Houstons latest novel finds Pam, the intrepid narrator, shuttling the world over, from Alaska to Tunisia, from Bhutan to Newfoundland, searching for authenticity, drinking up life, and maybe, just maybe, fleeing from a little conflict. As Pam first wrestles with a stagnant relationship, then enters a more promising (but arguably not easier) one, she philosophizes with girlfriends, mystics, and old lovers on all of lifes usual questions in a refreshingly witty and bold manner. The novels nonlinear plot builds meaning associatively through 144 minisections, each set in a new global location, enchanting the reader with unexplained characters and backstory. While a less-skilled writer would falter with this disjointed technique, Houston, in controlled, elegant prose, imbues each pithy chapter with unifying lyricism. As the flight attendant says after a plane experiencing fuel-system failure successfully lands, If your contents havent shifted, you must be carrying lead weights. Unapologetic and empowering, Houstons book hammers home the idea that if you dont have problems, you probably arent living. Or, to use her metaphor, we all have baggage, so we might as well get used to traveling with it. --Katharine Fronk
zlib_text: # Diving into Love
  
  ## Starlight Ridge Book One
  
  ##  Kat Bellemore
  
  ## KB Press
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events,
  locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or
  used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or
  dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
  
  Copyright © 2020 Kat Bellemore
  
  All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form
  without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright
  law. For permissions contact:
  
  kat@kat-bellemore.com
  
  You can also visit Kat at [www.kat-bellemore.com](http://www.kat-
  bellemore.com/)
  
  _Cover design by OPIUM HOUSE Creatives_
  
  _Editing by Susan Hughes_
  
  
  # About This Book
  
  **She already left one fiancé. She didn’t need another.**
  
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  When Bree Garrett’s former college roommate invites Bree to move to Starlight
  Ridge, a small tourist town on the Cal