Review: Barbara Marr - A Woman after my own heart
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 13, 2012
Several short stories are included under this title.Warning:  It is best if you read "Take the Monkeys and Run" before reading this gem, since chronologically, one the stories comes after it, and would be a bit of a spoiler.While "Take the Monkeys and Run" would be classified as a cozy mystery, the majority of these stories, mostly featuring Barbara as the main character, are little windows into the sometimes crazy world of life in suburbia.  It's not that life needs to be crazy, but that we make it so with the ridiculous demands we put upon ourselves.  Do we really need to over-schedule ourselves and our children?  How can we make EVERYTHING perfect?  We follow Barbara as she not only succeeds, but excels - in a way.