About the book
On her fortieth birthday housewife
Wanda Jo Ashton is expecting her husband's standard gift of an E and E from
T-that being Elegant and Expensive from Tiffany's. However, what she gets is
the news that her formerly successful, dependable corporate attorney husband is
leaving her to pursue the rich life of a kept man. Left with nothing she has no
choice but to escape the San Francisco area,
with her sixteen-year-old daughter in tow and head toward the mountains of West Virginia
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sooner had I placed my half-empty mug on the counter than I heard a distantly
familiar hissing sound. But before I could remember when I’d last heard it
there was the unmistakable groan of old wood followed by an explosion loud
enough to rival cannon fire and then the sound of splintering wood.
Olivia
looked at me, eyes wide with shock. I looked at Sam. We both looked at Nettie,
who sat with her eyes wide and one hand over her mouth. “Oops,” she squeeked.
Mama
just sighed and kept washing dishes.
Sam
and I hurried to the front door. He got there first and shoved it open with one
massive shoulder. I stared out in stunned disbelief. The right side of the
porch had been reduced to a pile of splintered boards, sprinkled here and there
with, broken glass. One of the posts and collapsed and the other dangled from
its gingerbread trim.
The
usually fresh morning air reeked of fermenting apples.
“A
tad too much yeast.” Nettie tsked from somewhere near my elbow, before turning
to toddle back toward the kitchen lost in thought.
Well,
it was official. We were home and had just survived another of Aunt Nettie’s
homebrewing explosions.
And I thought
Where do I start. Poor Wanda Jo leaves her home town with plans for a better life. Taking with her a self help book called 'Marrying Up' that she plans will change her life. 'Marrying Up' paves the way out of the home town and a better life for awhile.
After being married for 20 years in what she thinks is the perfect marriage to the perfect man. Poor Wanda Jo . . . that is now going by Ashton's world is turned upside down when her husband of 20 years leave her for another woman. A woman that is his senior by 15 or more years! Not only does he leave her; he tells the world on national television.
O.K. so he's a bit of a jerk. O.K. so he thinks he's getting back at her because of the whole 'Marrying Up' scheme.
But 'Hello' the two have a 16 year old daughter!
Wanda Jo aka Ashton and their daughter returns to her home town almost penniless.
Hello again. What a jerk. It was hard for me to get past all the jerkiness. Man she should have been happy to be rid of him!
Ashton's return home is anything but simple. She returns to
a quirky family and a bit of romance.
Relatively Crazy is a crazy ride that keeps the reader turning the pages all the way to the end.
I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading more!
I received a complimentary copy.
This review will appear on retail sites where available.
This review will appear on Good Reads.
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ReplyDeleteMany thanks for the lovely review and also for hosting me here today :)
ReplyDeleteA pretty cover. this sounds like a fun book
ReplyDeletequilting dash lady at Comcast dot net
Your review of Relatively Crazy by Ellen Dye helped give me a good idea about the book and determine that it's a book I'd like to read. Thanks :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat post, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat cover! I really enjoyed the synopsis of the book. Sounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteI had other comments here I could have sworn, but they seemed to have disappeared. Oh, well. I will say again than thanks 4 hosting.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks to everyone who took the time to stop by! Hope everyone is warm and happy this fine evening :)
DeleteWow--sounds like a great read!
ReplyDeletecongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know, maybe its me, but it seems like being a kept man would wear thin after a while. Man was made to work and be a provider.
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ReplyDeleteThis is why I would rather have a poor man who treats me like their soul mate than one who is rich who doesn't.
ReplyDeletequirky can be fun. that sounds like this is the case here. sounds like a good read.
ReplyDeletequilting dash lady at Comcast dot net
The excerpt is well written. Ty for hosting.
ReplyDeletetaking a 16 year old away from her friends and moving to a different state is not pretty. cant wait to see how the author handles this.
ReplyDeletequilting dash lady at Comcast dot net
Does anyone else think the book cover character (unintentionally of course) looks like Meg Ryan?
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