Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
A Novel
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4.2 • 33 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A New York Times bestseller!
“Wise and wonderful. . . Buchan celebrates the patience and wisdom that only age can bring.” —USA Today
“Bottom line: Get Revenge.” —People
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).
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Living wisely is the best revenge for a London book review editor who loses both husband and job to her conniving assistant in this sophisticated and satisfying novel. Rose Lloyd is in her late 40s and has been happily married for 25 years when Minty, her "glossy free-ranging" young assistant, brusquely shoulders her aside. Husband Nathan, who is a deputy editor at the same newspaper, is decent and remorseful, but determined to start a new life, and Rose must pick up the pieces which she does with commendable energy and resolve. Sidestepping the conventional wife-gets-even plot, Buchan opts for a more believable examination of one intelligent woman's midlife coming-of-age. With wry insight, Rose reflects on her affair with former lover Hal, a roving travel author, and her later happy life with Nathan and their children, Poppy and Sam, who are now embarking on their own marital journeys. Readers will appreciate the way Rose gets through the grief with admirable zest "For anyone's information, the healing quotient of getting without difficulty into a black lace body embroidered with tiny butterflies is high" and discovers "If becoming older meant loss... then it also gave back something unexpected."
Customer Reviews
Revenge of the middle-ages women
I liked the story well enough. Had some difficulty following it when the story changed to a different time period with no warning. Early in the book, I thought some pages hadn’t downloaded onto my iPad.
Also, some word choices seemed incorrect. I always look up words I don’t know, but when comparing the definition to the sentence I was reading, it didn’t seem to fit (and I was using a UK dictionary, as I’m well aware the American and English (UK) definitions can be very different). There did seem to be any “revenge”, the main character just went on with her life on her terms. Good book worth the read.