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great read!
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Nancy Thayer is a hoot-you will love this book!
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I just finished this book and must say that I loved it ! I will be reading more books by Nancy Thayer.
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It was entertaining but had way too much sex related conversations in it for me. I would not buy the sequal for that reason. The idea of it was great and the stories of the lives being lived was enjoyable.
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I loved this book. I laughed out loud at parts of it!
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you can laugh one minute and cry the next---great for ladies at that certain age and to see how these women came thru it with flying colors
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This book had me laughing with tears running down my face. A great read for the 40 and over crowd.
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very entertaining, a quick read, good characters, nice to read about older ladies and what they go through, not sure i will read the whole hot flash series, but i did enjoy this older-chick lit book.
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A friend recommended this book as being very funny. I guess everyone has a different idea of funny. The title of the book certainly makes you think it will be a thousand laughs. But it really is a lot about the women's lives, with a lot of drama, and only a little humor thrown in. I didn't hate it, but I won't be reading the rest of the series.
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Hilarious page turner easily read in one evening.
Funny, funny book about 4 women of a certain age. I could totally relate.
Nancy Thayer is such a good author! I really enjoyed this book. It was funny and endearing. A really great read. I can't wait to read the rest of her hot flash books!
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If you are feeling "over the hill" here is the book to revive your outlook. Four "mature" women find that life is wonderful at any age. It all depends on your outlook. A must read for the over 45 hot flash group.
I really enjoyed this book. Cant wait to read the next two.
This is a very humorous book. Can't wait to read the others in the series.
This a great book. Good humor and fast reading
Great! Parts of the book move slow especially as you first meet the women and they draw together but if you are on the verge of menopause or in it there are quiet a few moments of "yep, been there" and some laughs.
From the bestselling author of Between Husbands and Friends and An Act of Love comes a wise, wonderful, and delightfully witty âcoming of ageâ novel about four intrepid women who discover themselves as they were truly meant to be: passionate, alive, and ready to face the best years of their lives.
Meet Faye, Marilyn, Alice, and Shirley. Four women with skills, smarts, and secretsâ"all feeling over the hill and out of the race. But in a moment of delicious serendipity, they meet and realize they share more than raging hormones and lost dreams. Now as the Hot Flash Club, where the topics of motherhood, sex, and men are discussed with double servings of chocolate cake, they vow to help each other . . . and themselves.
Faye, the artist. A determinedly cheerful widow and connoisseur of control-top pantyhose, she's struggling with creative block and an empty, lonely house. Now she's got a tricky problem to bring to the club's table: how can they catch her perfect son-in-law cheating on her only daughter Laura?
Shirley, the healer. Though her yoga-slender body belie her years, decades of dating losers and the strain of being broke make her feel her age. Shirley has a secret dream: a wellness spa that nurtures body and soul. But first she needs to believe in herself, in her abilities, and in her friends at the club.
Marilyn, the brain. A paleontologist who has spent so many years looking at dried-up fossils, she's almost become one herself. Worried that her brilliant but nerdy son is about to marry the very wrong woman, she gets some help from the HFC, who transform her from a caterpillar to a butterfly, with amazing results.
Alice, the executive. Black and regal, she soared to the top of the corporate ladder. Now her shoes are murder on her arthritic back and the younger jackals are circling in for the kill. But as the inspiration behind the HFC, she's about to discover something extraordinary: contentment.
For Faye, Shirley, Marilyn, and Alice, the time has come to use it or lose itâ"be it their bodies, their brains, their spirits, and their sense of fun. Together they realize that they can have it all, perhaps for the first time in their lives. And though what sags may never rise again, feeling sexy has no expiration dateâ" and best of all, with a little help from her friends, a woman can always start over . . . and never, ever, give up what matters most.
Meet Faye, Marilyn, Alice, and Shirley. Four women with skills, smarts, and secretsâ"all feeling over the hill and out of the race. But in a moment of delicious serendipity, they meet and realize they share more than raging hormones and lost dreams. Now as the Hot Flash Club, where the topics of motherhood, sex, and men are discussed with double servings of chocolate cake, they vow to help each other . . . and themselves.
Faye, the artist. A determinedly cheerful widow and connoisseur of control-top pantyhose, she's struggling with creative block and an empty, lonely house. Now she's got a tricky problem to bring to the club's table: how can they catch her perfect son-in-law cheating on her only daughter Laura?
Shirley, the healer. Though her yoga-slender body belie her years, decades of dating losers and the strain of being broke make her feel her age. Shirley has a secret dream: a wellness spa that nurtures body and soul. But first she needs to believe in herself, in her abilities, and in her friends at the club.
Marilyn, the brain. A paleontologist who has spent so many years looking at dried-up fossils, she's almost become one herself. Worried that her brilliant but nerdy son is about to marry the very wrong woman, she gets some help from the HFC, who transform her from a caterpillar to a butterfly, with amazing results.
Alice, the executive. Black and regal, she soared to the top of the corporate ladder. Now her shoes are murder on her arthritic back and the younger jackals are circling in for the kill. But as the inspiration behind the HFC, she's about to discover something extraordinary: contentment.
For Faye, Shirley, Marilyn, and Alice, the time has come to use it or lose itâ"be it their bodies, their brains, their spirits, and their sense of fun. Together they realize that they can have it all, perhaps for the first time in their lives. And though what sags may never rise again, feeling sexy has no expiration dateâ" and best of all, with a little help from her friends, a woman can always start over . . . and never, ever, give up what matters most.
Great book.Can't wait to read the next ones.
Totally delightful!! Refreshing and funny book!
Great writing once again by Thayer.
This was a fun easy read book. Four women meet by accident and share their thoughts in a fun and open way. They become fast friends and support each other in a big way. I suggest this book for anyone that wants a feel good book to read.
Definitely LOL characters & situations. Loved it! Am going for the others in the series. Can't wait to discover the other scrapes the gals get into....& out of.
This is the BEST book I have read in a long time and certainly one of the most cleverly written books. Nancy Thayer Introduces the reader to each the four women in a separate chapter. The next four chapters set up the situation in each woman's life which will bring them together in one place. They end that evening by pigging out on chocolate and forming THE HOT FLASH CLUB. The way each of them addresses a concern in her life with the help of the other members of the HFC is clever and unique. There were times I laughed out loud, times I cried, and times I was just D*** mad! I will DEFINATELY read the rest of the series.
