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Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
Revenge of the MiddleAged Woman
Author: Elizabeth Buchan
ISBN-13: 9780670032068
ISBN-10: 0670032069
Publication Date: 2/10/2003
Pages: 368
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 47 ratings
Publisher: Viking Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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15 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

Salix67 avatar reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This is a beautifully written story of a woman's journey to find herself again after the loss of her twenty-five year marriage and her job. Losing them both to her assistant doesn't help. In addition to dealing with her loss, she must struggle to help her two twenty-something children deal with their parent's seperation and father's behavior, as well as caring for her ailing mother. Despite this, this is NOT a depressing book. Rose's feelings are something everyone experiences at some point in their life. But her gradual sense of renewal and purpose is wonderfully written and guarenteed to make you want to stand up and cheer. I have read this book many, many times and loved it every single time, which is the best recommendation I can give it.
jazzysmom avatar reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 907 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I loved the way this book was written. It is funny and has alot of heart. This is the kind of book you want to curl up with and not stop reading until you have finished. It is a book that you will think about and smile when you are driving down the road after you have finished. This author was well worth the time i spent with her pages.
dbs avatar reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 329 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Thoughtful, funny, quirky novel about a forty-something wife and mother whose husband needs to "find himself"...
reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 391 more book reviews
Completly hysterical. Her husband leaves her for HER secretary after twent plus years of marriage. Very insightful and reminds all of us that we will be ok after a broken heart. A MUST read....
reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 38 more book reviews
Good book, but more serious in tone then I would have thought from the title. I expected a lot more humor.
reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 337 more book reviews
The story of a woman who has lost both her career and her marriage after 25 years. The book was not as negative and vengeful as I has anticipated, but more a tale of Rose's growth and determination through the difficult days of transition. I enjoyed the story very much.
gozozma avatar reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 89 more book reviews
Funny and well-written. For any woman who despairs that the best is yet to come!
mrscountryham avatar reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 38 more book reviews
This was pretty good read. I would only say that she was much calmer than I would have been. A better title may have been Struggles of the Middle Aged Woman because there is not really anything she does that is dramatic she just copes with what is thrown at her.
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Excellent read -- very well written.
thebeakeeper avatar reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 167 more book reviews
This was a GREATTTTTTTTTTTTTTT book! I found it on the plane after one of my flites and figured I'd try it. It's the story of a woman who's settled in her life, career, and is finished raising her kids. One day her husband comes home to tell her he's leaving her. The next day she loses her job- and it continues from there. I liked it because it was so realistic. I totally imagined my mom threw the whole story, because she went through the same thing and had the same reactions. And she got her revenge in a not harsh way- she just grew into herself. Such a funny, sad tale that was a quick easy read- one I didn't want to end.
rolltide1al avatar reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 223 more book reviews
It was a good book.
reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 65 more book reviews
The story of a woman whose husband leaves her for a younger woman and loses her job, and her life adjusting to these events
reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 43 more book reviews
The title says it all!
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I didn"t realize this was cassettes, so I haven"t been able to listen to it yet!
RaccoonGirl avatar reviewed Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on + 97 more book reviews
For twenty-five years, Rose Lloyd has juggled marriage, motherhood, and career with remarkable success. It has been a life of family picnics, books and wine, and cherished house, and her own exquisitely designed garden--- sunny and comfortable. But then the carefully managed existence to which Rose has become accustomed comes crashing down around her when--- over the course of days--- her marriage and her career both fall apart. Rose finds herself in mourning for the tenderness of a lost partnership, for a shattered domestic life, and for the lost confidence of a woman who, until now, had made her own way.

Can Rose, whose anguish is barely softened by the ministrations of friends and grown children with their own problems, ever start over? Not easily. But its amazing what prolonged reflection, the slimming effect of a lost appetite, a new slant on independence (and a little Parisian lingerie) will do. Especially when an old flame suddenly reappears.