Beatrice Munson by Lorena Bathey
Review by Michelle
This book was provided free directly from the author in exchange for honest literary review.
Marissa is the typical average, forty- something, recently divorced, soccer mom living in a suburb of San Francisco. She has two wonderful kids who are the centre of her world. Her whole existence revolves around car pools, soccer games, and a weekly card game with other women in the neighborhood. She never realized she is not really living bit simply surviving.
Beatrice Munson is Marissa's nemesis from high school. She was the one who got all the attention and most importantly the high school crush Marissa pined for. Now Beatrice has moved back in the neighborhood .....across the street!
Upon visiting with Beatrice, Marissa begins to see how wrong she was about the woman. Beatrice is a breath of fresh air. Living each day anew and to the fullest the whole neighborhood begins to see how they were simply existing - not living. As each of Marissa's neighbors begin the road to self discovery and how to live it shows her how much her life and dreams are lacking.
This book was nothing like what i expected. I laughed and cried several times. Honestly I could see so much of myself in Marissa. A woman leaves a marriage with lots of baggage. You feel like a failure. Like no one will ever love you again. The author portrays all of these emotions and the story with caring and conviction. It is a rude awakening to evolve in middle age and learn that you really don't know how to live. Finding that person outside of someone's wife, someone's mother, and employee is one of the hardest roads I have walked in my life. I applaud the author for writing a book that's not only entertainment but also provokes a need for you to do more than exist in life. You need to learn how to live. Our days are numbered, tomorrow isn't guaranteed, so please make today count!!!!!! We all can learn from Beatrice Munson.
http://www.amazon.com/Beatrice-Munson-ebook/dp/B004U2FI74
This book was provided free directly from the author in exchange for honest literary review.
Marissa is the typical average, forty- something, recently divorced, soccer mom living in a suburb of San Francisco. She has two wonderful kids who are the centre of her world. Her whole existence revolves around car pools, soccer games, and a weekly card game with other women in the neighborhood. She never realized she is not really living bit simply surviving.
Beatrice Munson is Marissa's nemesis from high school. She was the one who got all the attention and most importantly the high school crush Marissa pined for. Now Beatrice has moved back in the neighborhood .....across the street!
Upon visiting with Beatrice, Marissa begins to see how wrong she was about the woman. Beatrice is a breath of fresh air. Living each day anew and to the fullest the whole neighborhood begins to see how they were simply existing - not living. As each of Marissa's neighbors begin the road to self discovery and how to live it shows her how much her life and dreams are lacking.
This book was nothing like what i expected. I laughed and cried several times. Honestly I could see so much of myself in Marissa. A woman leaves a marriage with lots of baggage. You feel like a failure. Like no one will ever love you again. The author portrays all of these emotions and the story with caring and conviction. It is a rude awakening to evolve in middle age and learn that you really don't know how to live. Finding that person outside of someone's wife, someone's mother, and employee is one of the hardest roads I have walked in my life. I applaud the author for writing a book that's not only entertainment but also provokes a need for you to do more than exist in life. You need to learn how to live. Our days are numbered, tomorrow isn't guaranteed, so please make today count!!!!!! We all can learn from Beatrice Munson.
http://www.amazon.com/Beatrice-Munson-ebook/dp/B004U2FI74