The Singular Exploits of Wonder Mom & Party Girl (Hardcover)

from BedOfRoses

I thought this book would be light-hearted, and I think the author was trying to make it so. However, the subject was so heavy and the main character's life was so sad that I couldn't view this as a cheery read. I enjoyed Marc Schuster's writing, but next time I'd like to read something with a le...

from sringle1202

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I really didn't expect much from it, and just thought it would be an easy read (which it was), but I think that it was a great case study of what is happening in many homes across the country. You have a single mother who is just trying to get by,, and for...

from amaryann21

At first, I thought this was going to be a funny book. Then there was a turn for the strange and almost caricature-like... and then it just got sad, but finally, real. I didn't know Audrey, the main character, until the last few pages of the book. I'm not sure if this was intentional, because I l...

from oelusiveone

At first I could identify with Audrey because I, too, went a little crazy after my divorce (although it was the no eating or sleeping kind of crazy, not drug crazy). I enjoyed the story until near the end when I thought the reunion scene with her daughters after their vacation was over the top. I...

from revzonian

Thank you, Permanent Press, for the advanced copy of this book. This quick and enjoyable read was dark, yet funny. A woman who becomes a single mom because her husband dumps her for a younger woman heads into the dark side and becomes a drug addict and dealer. With two daughters, she struggles to...