Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough

By Pennebaker, Ruth

Publishers Summary:
Joanie's ex-husband is having a baby with his new girlfriend. Joanie won't be having more babies, since she's decided never to have sex again. But she still has her teenaged daughter Caroline to care for. And thanks to the recession, her elderly mother Ivy as well. Her daughter can't seem to exist without texting, and her mother brags about "goggling,"-while Joanie, back in the workforce, is still trying to figure out her office computer. And how to fend off the advances of her coworker Bruce. Joanie, Caroline, and Ivy are stuck under the same roof, and it isn't easy. But sometimes they surprise each other-and themselves. And through their differences they learn that it is possible to undo the mistakes of the past.

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978-0-42523-856-1
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Berkley: Penguin Group (USA)


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Reviewed on November 1, 2010

Joanie Pilcher's life is filled with women from hell. Her 15-year-old daughter, Caroline, best described by a variety of S words like sulky, stubborn, and spiteful, won't look up from her cell phone. Her mother, Ivy, who went broke and moved in when the economy tanked, divides her time between criticizing her daughter and shoplifting from the better department stores in Austin, TX. Toss in hyst...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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