Let me share a few things.
1. I’m nearing forty. (okay, I’ll be 39 soon, but who’s counting)
2. I’m not divorced.
3. I’m a mom.
4. And I hope that one of MY friends will book an awesome vacation for me when I DO turn forty.
(Ahem, Ladies, you know who YOU are)
There are days when I find myself having mini midlife crises. You know, the “What ifs” start knocking around in my head.
“What if I had stayed single?”
“What if I had married someone else?”
“What if MY marriage ended?”
You know readers, a gal could drive herself positively (yes, I’ll say it, so cover your eyes if bad words bother you) apeshit letting those “what ifs” take over.
Welcome into my rather bizarre segue into my book review.
Taaaaah Daaaah!
At the opening of Flirting With Forty, Jackie is lamenting single motherhood while trying to get ready for her first Christmas post divorce. The Mommy guilt is right there on the pages.
*Mom trying to find the perfect tree.
*Mom thinking back on Christmases past.
*Mom upset that her nine year old son is now the “man of the house.”
*After searching for the “perfect” tree and decorating it with her children, it comes crashing down during the night. (irony, metaphor, foreshadowing? You be the judge)
Jackie needs a glass of wine and a massage. Among other things.
But hold that thought what that “other” thing might be.
Jackie tries to make a perfect holiday for herself and her children, but can’t quite muster it, even after inviting her friends (still married) for dinner. The divorce has been too hard. Emotions are still running high.
Her friend Anne offers to plan a girls weekend trip to commemorate Jackie’s 40th birthday.
Sign me up, right?
They go to Hawaii.
Scratch that. Anne’s husband gets sick, so she bails at the last minute.
This is where the fun begins.
Sunshine.
Beaches.
Warm weather.
Tropical drinks.
No children.
And hot surf instructors.
Yeah baby.
When I saw When Stella Got Her Groove Back, seeing Taye Diggs put (ahem) a spring in Stella’s step was like putting buttah on a hot cornbread muffin.
Jackie finds her own hot cornbread muffin in Hawaii.
His name is Kai.
And he not only buttahs her cornbread.
No M’am.
Ladies, those of you with children…
remember life right after the baby came?
Sleepless nights?
Dazed?
Confused?
Goofy smile plastered on your face for whatever reason?
That’s Kai.
Without the diapers and 2 AM feedings.
What’s going to happen after she returns to the mainland?
Things didn’t quite turn out for Stella and Winston.
What happens to Jackie and Kai?
Ya Gotta Read The Book People!
You can enter my contest to win one. (see yesterday’s post)
And if you REALLY want a peek into Jackie’s experience, tune into Lifetime this Saturday night and watch the TV movie version of the book.
And if you do watch, come back and tell me what you thought.
We’ll compare notes, m’kay?
While you’re at it, visit some of these bloggers participating in this tour.
(and show them some comment love, eh?)
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*****This book has been rated five surfboards and a shaking hula booty.*****
