EBOOK Secret Desires of a Soccer Mom
Opis
A Novel
I felt fairly confident that I would take this information to my graveeven though it was the juiciest thing to happen in Aberdeen Mists in about eight years.Paige Atwell appears to have a fulfilling life in the cozy community of Aberdeen Mistsa nice house, a great husband, and two young kids. But behind the faade of neighborhood coffee klatches and carpools, Paige is growing restless with her increasingly busy spouse, the early onset of her ten-year-old daughters teenage hostility, and her young sons alarming preoccupation with bodily functions.When her friend and neighbor, Karen, looking even more vibrant and gorgeous than usual, confesses to a passionate affair with a sizzling Latin lover, Paige assesses her own state of domestic ecstasy: not good. But Paiges attempts to re-sexualize her marriage produce comically calamitous consequences.Just when Paige begins to wonder whether an extramarital remedy may be the key to happiness, Karen is found dead in her garage, lying in a pool of blood. The residents of Aberdeen Mists may be satisfied with the freak accident theorythat Karen fell and hit her head on a metal toolboxbut Paige knows the adulterous secret that could blow the closed case wide open.With sleuthing skills acquired from her favorite TV crime dramas, Paige vows to find out the truth. Her list of potential perps (thats what Law & Order calls them, right?) includes Karens aggrieved husband, Doug, and sexy Spanish lothario Javier. As Paiges Miss Marpleesque adventure winds through her allegedly quiet enclave to the boundaries of her own fidelity, what she uncovers may prove more shocking than she ever imagined.In this outrageously entertaining gem, Robyn Harding shines a light on the plight of suburban housewivesthe sacrifices, the secrets, and the desperate lengths theyll go to to keep up appearances. With a sharp wit and a delightfully unpredictable story line, Hardings darkly funny novel examines whether the grass really is greener on the other side of the white picket fence . . . or if its just a good place to bury a body.From the Hardcover edition.
I felt fairly confident that I would take this information to my graveeven though it was the juiciest thing to happen in Aberdeen Mists in about eight years.Paige Atwell appears to have a fulfilling life in the cozy community of Aberdeen Mistsa nice house, a great husband, and two young kids. But behind the faade of neighborhood coffee klatches and carpools, Paige is growing restless with her increasingly busy spouse, the early onset of her ten-year-old daughters teenage hostility, and her young sons alarming preoccupation with bodily functions.When her friend and neighbor, Karen, looking even more vibrant and gorgeous than usual, confesses to a passionate affair with a sizzling Latin lover, Paige assesses her own state of domestic ecstasy: not good. But Paiges attempts to re-sexualize her marriage produce comically calamitous consequences.Just when Paige begins to wonder whether an extramarital remedy may be the key to happiness, Karen is found dead in her garage, lying in a pool of blood. The residents of Aberdeen Mists may be satisfied with the freak accident theorythat Karen fell and hit her head on a metal toolboxbut Paige knows the adulterous secret that could blow the closed case wide open.With sleuthing skills acquired from her favorite TV crime dramas, Paige vows to find out the truth. Her list of potential perps (thats what Law & Order calls them, right?) includes Karens aggrieved husband, Doug, and sexy Spanish lothario Javier. As Paiges Miss Marpleesque adventure winds through her allegedly quiet enclave to the boundaries of her own fidelity, what she uncovers may prove more shocking than she ever imagined.In this outrageously entertaining gem, Robyn Harding shines a light on the plight of suburban housewivesthe sacrifices, the secrets, and the desperate lengths theyll go to to keep up appearances. With a sharp wit and a delightfully unpredictable story line, Hardings darkly funny novel examines whether the grass really is greener on the other side of the white picket fence . . . or if its just a good place to bury a body.From the Hardcover edition.