Reviewed by: BigAl
Genre: Humor/Non-Fiction
Approximate word count: 25-30,000 words
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Author:
“Carol E.
Wyer is an award winning author whose humorous novels take a light-hearted look
at getting older and encourage others to age disgracefully.”
Wyer has
two novels, Mini Skirts and Laughter Lines
and its sequel, Surfing in Stilletos.
For more,
visit the author’s blog.
Description:
Are you a
woman of a certain age with a retired spouse who is now home all the time and
driving you crazy? The solution, find him some activities to get him out of
your hair.
Appraisal:
The premise
of this book is simple. Just like mothers with kids out of school for the
summer need to find fun activities to prevent boredom in the kids and maintain
their own sanity, retired husbands need the same attention. Wyer lists ideas
arranged from A to Z for hobbies and other activities that could potentially
keep hubby busy and out of the way of their poor, suffering spouse. The book is
a quick, light-hearted read, with the primary goal of getting a laugh, but
still with enough information that it might spark an idea and sometimes point
you in the right direction for more information. It’s sprinkled throughout with
interesting and entertaining trivia and the occasional joke.
Although
the book has a definite British-bent, most of the ideas will be familiar to
those anywhere in the world. A few may not be, which when I was reading only
served to get more laughs. One example is “Molly Dancing,” where the
participants “wave hankies and bells ... and shout a lot.” Those wacky Brits.
FYI:
Uses UK
spelling conventions and slang.
Format/Typo Issues:
Read a
pre-release beta version. Unable to comment on finished product in this area.
Rating: **** Four stars
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