Review: Surprised
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2014
I was afraid this book would be full of sadness, and I put off reading it.  Beside the loss of a child, the loss of a forever spouse and a happy marriage must be the most painful experience a woman faces.  In this novella, told from Dorothy's perspective, we find the 60 year old widow making adjustments.  Her children and grandchildren make too many decisions for her, and she finally learns autonomy. The book has a great deal of information about flowers, which I'm not too interested in, but I enjoyed the relationships.  It is difficult for an author to develop characters in shorter stories, but Ms. Waysman has done it well.  A pleasant, easy, and surprise read.