Another Legacy: A Reader Interactive Novel

by Angela Green

Overview

In this reader interactive novel, readers of The Legacy - Book I, contributed recipes that were written into the story along with the contributor's name as a fictional character. Another Legacy - Book II in The Legacy Series continues the story with The Next Legacy and A Fitting Legacy coming out in 2008 and 2009. The continuing friendship of this 60 includes Norm who took Lily's place after her death almost a year before. Trying to reshape their lives after great loss, they discover that Lily's death has jolted them more than they realized. Suzanne puts aside her disappointing dating experiences and finds fulfillment as a grandmother, sharing Power Ranger cartoons with her grandsons. Janet, the dysfunctional shrink, reorders her life to commit to Alice, her new partner. When Monica encounters a major health issue, she rearranges her priorities with Josh, her "hunk-a-hunk-a-burnin' love," and soon to be husband. Norm undergoes the most significant transformation, seeking the family he never knew and settles for nothing less than a fully committed relationship. In this thoughtful psychological analysis of friendship and aging, the characters learn to appreciate the energy that makes them stronger as a group. The appetizing recipes contributed by readers, satisfy like dessert after a meal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780978527730
Publisher:	Mustard Seed Publishers, Inc. GA
Publication date:	12/14/2007
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

An award-winning author, Angela Green had a play produced and wrote screenplays for films. She divides her time between Atlanta, Georgia and Silverthorne, Colorado.

Editorial Reviews

Round two (after The Legacy, 2006) in the continuing friendship of a 60.
When the story opens, Lily, the stalwart of the group, has been dead for nearly a year, leaving her old friends to shape their lives in the wake of great loss. Readers who missed Episode 1-in which this Atlanta based senior clique came into being-needn't worry about catching up on the characters' histories, as Green frequently excerpts verbatim large tracts from The Legacy. Even under the guise of narrative flashbacks, such self plagiarism would be much better served by concise synopses of relevant relational data-especially since the continuation of this soap opera stands on its own. While a life well-lived-the so-called "legacy" of the first novel-recurs as a major theme, here the characters discover that it may take the death of a loved one to jolt the living into ordering their lives. Janet, the dysfunctional shrink, learns to separate more from her toxic bipolar daughter and gains the courage to enjoy her new relationship with her partner, Alice. Suzanne realizes that her current love interest just isn't meeting her sexual needs and finds a different kind of self-fulfillment in caring for her grandsons. When she encounters a major health issue, Monica, who loses 60 pounds, finds her relationship with Josh, her "hunk-a-hunk-a-burnin' love," stronger than ever. Norm, Lily's former caretaker and her replacement in the group, undergoes the most significant transformation, settling for nothing less than a fully committed relationship with a man and admitting that he needs to seek out the family that abandoned him as a child. Though 14 months pass before the four rekindle the intensity of theirfriendship, they come to learn that, while adequately content apart, they complete each other as a group.
A thoughtful psychological analysis of friendship and aging that's as appetizing as the included recipes.
(Copyright 2007 Kirkus Discoveries)

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