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Search - Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
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Book Description:
Get ready to cheer for Rose Lloyd, a woman of young middle-age who proves that starting over doesn’t have an age limit. After twenty-five years spent juggling husband, career, and kids with admirable success, Rose suddenly finds both her marriage and her career in unexpected ruin. Forced to begin a new life, she is at first terrified, then energized, by her newfound freedom—it’s amazing what prolonged reflection, a little weight loss, a new slant on independence, and some Parisian lingerie will do for the psyche! Witty, insightful, and emotionally resonant, Buchan’s novel will strike a chord with anyone who has ever wondered what Middle Age would look like from the other side of the looking glass (answer: much better than you could ever expect).Members who requested this book also requested:
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Genres:Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD (Unabridged)
Top Member Reviews
Melody L. (
8 member(s) found this review helpful.
I couldn't get into this book and gave up after 70 pages. It's a little slow and too detailed for my tastes.
Kristin C. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I could not get into this book at all. I felt like the main character was whining the entire time.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was so-so. I'm very fussy about my fiction--must be well-written, believable--and this basically met those qualifications. Not sure I would have made the same choices as the main character, and I could not stand many of the people in her life, including her daughter and her long-ago love, who conveniently resurfaces after 25 years. Also can be slow in places.....but decent read nevertheless.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Middle-aged with a husband who finds someone new, Rose deals with various emotions as she learns to "start over". Revenge can certainly be sweet!
Marianna S. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
What it's like to be 47, husband leaves you for another woman (your 29 year old assistant, who also takes over your job)and get booted out of your house. Rose Lloyd has been coasting along in her complacent life, when her world gets turned upside down by the above events. A Reader's Guide is included at the end of the book, with an interview with the author, and book club discussion questions.
Alice H. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Revenge may or may not be sweet, but surviving and going onward and upward certainly are. Rose is someone hidden inside most of us (gals) and her growth in the face of some really lousy breaks is uplifting.
Muffie G. from LINCOLN CITY, OR wrote on 1/22/2007...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
The title says it all, but it is about taking care of yourself after the husband leaves. Living an authentic life is the best revenge and how she loses herself and finds herself makes this a good read.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a great story for women going through a divorce in mid-life. It is very uplifting.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
What do you do when a wonderful life comes to a screeching halt? This is a story of how one woman handled things and made me want so much to be like her! wonderful story, characters, and ending! Can't wait to read more of her books. This writer has enormous talent!
Claudia M. from OVERLAND PARK, KS wrote on 12/10/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Fun book on what happens to a woman whose life is turned up-side down when her husband leaves her for a younger woman.
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"A thoughtful, intelligent, funny, coming-of-middle-age story"-the Boston Globe
Sue E. (A thoughtful, intelligent, funny coming-of-middle-aged story. It is poised, witty and emotionally resonant.
Mag M. from CANFIELD, OH wrote on 3/31/2007...Three cheers for women!
Debby . from LUTZ, FL wrote on 3/15/2007...European woman finds growing older is a good thing
A different book in that the main character isn't young single and in London. A fun read.
Very entertaining story of a divorced woamn moving on with her life.
Cindy S. from STOCKTON, NJ wrote on 11/16/2006...An easy, thoughtful, engaging read. The story is about the break-up of a comfortable, long term marriage - from the woman's perspective.
Relaxing read about a good hearted woman whose husband leaves her after 25 years of marriage for a younger woman. The book is about the dynamics of a family and the strength of the main character.
Sandy B. from INDIANAPOLIS, IN wrote on 11/3/2006...The word "revenge" has little to do with the actual story. This is a delightful story of a middle-aged woman who comes into her "own" and moves on with her life!