Worth the Read
Originally posted at: www.longandshortreviews.blogspot.com ***** Rising from the ashes of a burned-out marriage, Elizabeth feels like forty years of her life went up in smoke. Her successful husband, Dr. Frank Malone sneaked away in the night leaving only a note.
With a daughter that "pooh-poohs" the whole thing as just a temporary mid-life crisis and "friends" that avoid her, Elizabeth must rely on herself. Even her longtime lawyer turns out to be a stinker.
The Elizabeth that once was, before subverting her aspirations and becoming Dr. Frank Malone's wife and Susie's mother, begins to find herself-and what a self it is. The emotional journey she makes magnifies that life is to be continued, even if old dreams and an old marriage die.
Everyone should be fortunate enough to have a new friend like Lisa, a pool man like Maverick (WOW), a new lawyer like Elise Bergen, and a Sister Mary Margaret type to help rekindle the fire to be a "winner" after feeling like a total "loser". Besides these supportive new people in her life, Elizabeth's life is influenced by a tempting but troubled psychiatrist that wrote a book entitled "Get A Grip", a remarkable son-in-law, and some super guests at "The Night for Possibilities" not the least of which is Sam Taylor.
Charmaine Gordon brings the characters to life with humor, decisive action, shared tears and stories. In To Be Continued Ms. Gordon takes the reader from a situation of despair to one of joy and love with lots of living done with mature and some not-so-mature exuberance.
To Be Continued with a survive-and-thrive attitude is captivating.
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