This isn't my life. Okay, it is my life, but not the way I envisioned it would be. I wasn't supposed to be a divorced mother of three when I turned the big 4-0. Sure, I expected the fine lines, gray hairs and left over baby belly. What I didn't expect was expanding our family get-togethers by one... my ex-husband's new child bride. Ok, ok, she's not young. Maybe.Did I mention this is not the life I planned? It could always be worse, I know. I'm lucky to have a mother who loves to babysit, a best friend who loves sarcasm, and a new friend by the name of Greg who is a child whisperer and tells me my eyes are pretty. Sigh... Greg. The perfect, Adonis-like God of a man who keeps flirting with me. At least I think he's flirting with me. It's been so long, I don't really know. Between birthday parties, a few ill-advised bouts with make-up, and a whole slew of gymnastics classes, it's finally time to take back some control. So, while my girls learn all about how to grip the bar, I'm going to learn how to get a grip on my life. And maybe my heart.
This compelling story explores the lives of two women in contemporary New York: a psychologist and her patient.
Lindsay stepped back from the sofa and chair set that she had arranged for Neiman - Marcus . Boy , I'd love to have those in my home ... “ Shad , I'm ready , ” she called . She waited for a moment and called again . “ Shad !
Eight months pregnant with her fourth child and coping with an unfaithful husband, Aletta Honor is desperate to support her children and sets up a new career as a psychic, using talents that she had locked away after the tragedies of her ...
And through it all, there's the poignant memory of Buddy, Betty's High School Sweetheart - the one that got away. Raising My Titanic is about beating the odds and growing up and facing loss and still managing to stumble through.
You don't have to be middle-aged, going through a divorce, or particularly interested in chickens to appreciate the humour and warmth in this unconventional story.
If My Father Loved Me
"When the call came, when the letter arrived, when the sunlight finally fell on your face--the struggle fell away, and you only remembered the beauty.
Married in the '70s, Blakely expected to be the kind of mother society could admire.
Kimberly Tucker's life hasn't turned out the way she thought it would.
""No flowers!" cries Victoria Halstead.