Review: A Fun Getaway
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2011
The main character doesn't seem to have as much to get away from as many people do - she has just one child,and she does not seem to have any financial or job worries. But, when she snaps over an empty bottle of bubble bath, hilarity does ensue. Although Janie/Mara does seem to spend a lot of time crying, she manages to have a lot of fun. For example, taking her stiff mother-in-law to a male strip club. Her MIL also gets attacked by a 'feral cat', in between Janie/Mara going to a gay bar, getting hired to design a product catalog, shopping for great vintage clothes and deciding what she really wants to do with her life.The story is perhaps a little too long. The characters don't all live happily ever after, and everything is not all wrapped up in a pretty, neat bow. But there is hope for a better future for most of them. All in all, a fun read that I would recommend. I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for my review.