PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Laura has one year to write a new book. She has to go to the gym every day of the week. Her grandparents' house has to be emptied and cleaned. The broken plates have to be thrown in the trash. She has to stretch after every workout. Her mother has to figure out how to hang a painting on the wall. Does a book really have to have a plot? A book needs a theme. There's no point in wishing someone a happy new year after mid-January. A book has to be written, and the world needs more country houses.