Last Time I Was Me

a charming character study

Mourning the death of her mother, Jeanne Stewart is outraged to find out her boyfriend ¿Slick Dick¿ has been cheating on her. Irate Jeanne obtains revenge on her live in lover when she mixes peanut oil that he is allergic to with his condoms. His reaction is to sue her. With her personal life in tatters, her professional life melts also when she suffers a nervous breakdown.---------------- Jeanne closes her mom¿s Chicago home and taking a violin and a gold dolphin necklace her dad gave her just before he died, she leaves and heads to her brother¿s home in Portland, Oregon stopping to have pancakes at the Opera Man¿s café in Weltana. She begins her recuperation by signing onto an anger management class as required by the court. Running naked as the class requires, she stumbles but a kind man helps her. At her brother¿s urging, Jeanne works on the PR campaign of a gubernatorial candidate the man who rescued her when she fell running. The Slickster she left behind in the Midwest is considering a lawsuit.--------------- THE LAST TIME I WAS ME is a charming character study of a grieving woman using a betrayal to find herself. The story line overall is fun to follow, but at times Jeanne turns chick lit chic responses that feel out of place for her. Still fans will cheer Jeanne on as she seeks to find her misplaced groove.-------------- Harriet Klausner

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

MY OH MY...I read about 10 books a week and this one is a KEEPER!

Go ahead and order her 'Julia's Chocolate' (first book) because by the time you finish the first 100 pages you'll want it waiting for you to pick up next. So well developed, characters that you'll wish you could be just like, characters you¿ll really relate to, you'll laugh and cry, you'll stop to think, you¿ll learn about yourself, you'll see the movie going through your head as you read, descriptions are amazing ¿not too long ¿ not too short, why you can smell things as you read for goodness sakes. This is a book that a thinking man would enjoy so my husband gets it next. I won't loan this one out. Literally one of the very best, in my top 10 for sure, written books I've read in a long while. And the way she repeats is such an intelligent way to anchor the readers...makes me wonder if she attended NLP classes. The title evokes an interesting sound from people when you say it...how many of us know ¿The Last Time I Was Me¿?

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

LOVED IT!!!!

I love,love,loved this book. Funny, witty, and quick!! If you like Kristin Hannah and Lisa Wingate, you'll want to read this one!!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

This is a great Laugh out Loud story

I loved this book. There were several times I was laughing out loud and had to stop and read a section out loud to my husband. It is a feel good book that I have read several times and when I lend it out I make sure I get it back cause it is always a good read.

Menace to society

Was this a Lindsay Lohan biography? Could have been good....I did finish the book...but it was waaay to much unbelievable things happening. Women may get anrgy....we may get crazy...some may be tacky....but come on!!!! Really?!

VERY good book!!

i read this book in three days! i couldn't put it down! amazing story!!

A "you go girl!" book

Wonderfully exciting story about a woman who hits rock bottom and fights like hell to overcome it. The main character openly shares with the reader the inside of a woman's thoughts (kinda scary at times) . This story was an easy, enjoyable read.

Pure entertainmet

She makes you feel ok about being human and gives you the strength to power through.

My fav!

This was my first book from cathy and loved the way she writes Hope to see another great in july hehe Plus shes my aunts best friend! <3

Amazing story with wonderful characters!!

I was harrassed into reading this by a friend who said I read too many supernatural i.e. vampire, stories. After the first few chapters, I told the friend that although I was reading the book it was missing the vampires but there were plenty of demons. This is a story of a woman who is haunted by inner-demons while she appears to the casual observer to be a successful professional in a solid relationship. The facade crumbles when she is finally confronted by her boyfriends multiple indiscretions. She reacts in a way most woman scorned would love to react, the full depths of which you don't learn until the end of the book. She quits her 6 figure job in a blaze of very public diatribe about the advertising profession, she sells her condo and possessions and starts driving west, ending up in Oregon. She drinks too much, she cusses too much but she does take her legal jam back home seriously. Because she is being sued by her former lover for the "emotional pain and suffering" that he endured at her hand. She enrolls in anger managment classes with a new-age counselor. She and her course mates are hilarious and pathetic all at the same time. Her acerbic wit throughout is almost a character itself. The story is fascinating. The characters are well developed, quirky ad lovable. I highly recommend this book to everyone from every walk of life.

Amazing

Wonderful. Fun, funny, touching, outrageous--I loved it.

Cathy Lamb's, The Last Time I Was Me

This was the first Cathy Lamb book I purchased and absolutely adored it; she can't write quick enough for me.

I've adored all her books so far.

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Loved Loved Loved this book.. Such a fun read!!!

A really fun read for Book Club.. great light read.. was fun looking forward to the next crazy thing she was going to get herself into.

the last time i was me

enlightening, funny, made me laugh and cry. highly recommended for all book clubs.

Soul Searching

This book is about a young woman who needs healing and has no idea how to receive it. After she quits her job and travels to a different location her life takes a significant turn. She is outspoken yet caring and the people she meets are just what she needs in putting her life and heart in the right place. I enjoyed reading this book.

What Every Woman Wishes They Could Do

Ever been spurned by a love. Well, this book is every woman's fantasy of revenge and consequences for our actions. This is a book I couldn't put down. However, throughout the entire book you must remember at all times that it is a work of fiction and fiction does not have to be based upon any fact. It's just a fun read.

I loved this book!

I grabbed this book because I liked the title and the cover. Sounded like a good read. Read it and loved it. I am now in the process of reading the first book that she wrote (Julia's Chocolates) and I am loving that one too. Her characters are so likable and that is a very important quality for me.

The Last Time I Was Me

Several of my friends highly recommended this book. I purchased the book but put off reading it because I thought it would be boring. When I finally started reading I read it from cover to cover. I read it again when I got a notice to write a review. It was every bit as sad and funny the 2nd time. Granted there were some traumatic parts but this book is very entertaining. The main character, Jeanne, finds herself mixed up into all kinds of problems. My favorite was when she was fulfilling her anger management class requirements by running along the river. To say any more would be to spoil the scene. I will definitely keep this book and read it again.

A Rainy Day read

Cathy Lamb has told another good story. The characters are true to life and the story unfolds with ease.

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