Barbara, a married mother in 1959, and Siena, a career woman 40 years later, face the challenge of finding their happiness, each in her own way.
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"Great book about two different women - one in 1950's and one more present day. They both had choices in their lives and decisions to make. "
— Kathi (4 out of 5 stars)
" Blech, blech, blech...5 chapters in I gave up. "
— Veronica, 2/14/2014" I agree that the potential for this was great. Unfortunately, I think it fell short. The book narrated what the characters did and said but not what they were feeling. I did not feel any of their inner conflict. "
— Laura, 2/13/2014" this was a light read and good in between book read. I liked the two stories with one whose having an affair and the other who is a career woman. "
— Wendy, 2/9/2014" compare and contrast, the lives of two women, one in 1959, one in 1999. not chic-lit, maybe women-lit? nice try, but I couldn't get interested in these two shallow and self-absorbed people. "
— Mary, 1/25/2014" Ughh, I got to chapter 5 on this book and couldn't go on. :( "
— Kelly, 1/17/2014" I kept wondering how the two women would be linked and was a bit disappointed that it was the house. I thought it could have been something more substantial or exciting. "
— Susan, 1/14/2014" very boring book. it had no ending, no meaning, and jumped around to much. I do not recommend this book to anyone. "
— Michelle, 1/14/2014" To be fair, I was reading an advance edition...so maybe it got better in the final cut? "
— Kellie, 1/13/2014" GOOD ENOUGH TO READ BUT THE BEST PART WAS THE END OF THE BOOK, WHEN YOU SAW HOW EVERYTHING TIED TOGETHER....UNTIL THAT POINT YOU WERE KIND OF WONDERING... "
— Sheila, 12/31/2013" I liked her previous book "Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman" much better. I just didn't find the story as compelling. "
— Kathy, 12/22/2013" An interesting book. Follows two women in two time periods experiencing marital difficulties and explores how they deal with them. "
— Jen, 4/4/2013" I liked this book. I thought it was a real page turner. I related to the character Siena. It was an enjoyable read! "
— Lisa, 7/4/2012" An interesting and unusually written book that was a good read though could have been much more powerful with a better ending. Still, a good read that I enjoyed. "
— Ryann, 6/2/2012" Parallel stories from WWII and today. Very British, well-plotted. Good read. "
— Susan, 5/11/2012" This book was decent, but a little bit predictable. Still the characters were good and it was a pretty easy read. "
— Heidi, 3/31/2012" It was ok. A little dragged out. "
— Anna, 10/28/2011" EXCELLENT book..really loved it! Or maybe something spoke to me in this book..whatever, but I did really enjoy it! "
— Amy, 8/23/2011" A pleasant enough light read, featuring two women 50 years apart. One is a traditional housewife in the 1950s, hankering for something more; the other a modern career-woman whose husband would like her to be more traditional... "
— Sue, 7/10/2011" It's on my shelf, I recogize the story - but it left no impression. That says a lot. "
— Annie, 6/14/2011" I pulled this from the condo library as a potentially good plane book. save yourselves. it was a pathetic, unsure, unsettled book. it felt like it was written by an angsty 15 year old girl imagining was "grown up drama" is like. so very bad. "
— Erin, 5/6/2011" Couldn't finish. Just didn't hold my interest. "
— Beth, 3/26/2011" Ughh, I got to chapter 5 on this book and couldn't go on. :( "
— Kelly, 3/13/2011" This was surprisingly good - I picked this up on a clearance rack and I really enjoyed it. "
— Joy, 2/18/2011" An interesting and unusually written book that was a good read though could have been much more powerful with a better ending. Still, a good read that I enjoyed. "
— Ryann, 1/3/2011" I liked this book. I thought it was a real page turner. I related to the character Siena. It was an enjoyable read! "
— Lisa, 10/30/2010" listened to it on CD "
— Laurie, 4/9/2010" GOOD ENOUGH TO READ BUT THE BEST PART WAS THE END OF THE BOOK, WHEN YOU SAW HOW EVERYTHING TIED TOGETHER....UNTIL THAT POINT YOU WERE KIND OF WONDERING... "
— Sheila, 1/13/2010" Another good read on marriage. "
— Heather, 10/26/2009" This book was decent, but a little bit predictable. Still the characters were good and it was a pretty easy read. "
— Heidi, 8/19/2009" this was a light read and good in between book read. I liked the two stories with one whose having an affair and the other who is a career woman. "
— Wendy, 8/17/2009" Well in a way i just read half the book, Sienna story, because igot bored quickly with barbara's so didn't read the rest of that story. And well Siennas, what i can i say she did in the end what she had to do... "
— Eloisa, 7/21/2009Elizabeth Buchan is the author of many acclaimed novels, including the bestselling Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman and the prizewinning Consider the Lily.
Kathleen McInerney won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration in 2011 and was a finalist for the Audie in 2010 and 2015. Her narrations have also earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has performed in New York and around the United States in both classical and contemporary theater. Her credits also include television commercials, daytime drama, radio plays, and a broad range of animation voice-overs.
Katherine Kellgren (1969–2018), narrator and actress, appeared onstage in London, New York, and Frankfurt, including in the role of Laura in a regional production of The Glass Menagerie and appearances on Comedy Central. In recognition of her mastery of audiobook narration, she received many honors, including the prestigious Audie Awards, with four for best female narrator; the Odyssey Award; Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award; dozens of AudioFile magazine Earphones Awards; an AudioFile Golden Voice Award; Booklist Voice of Choice award; and acclaim from press and listener reviews.