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Fiction. Literature. Romance. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:The fabulous women from The Hot Flash Club are back in top form, welcoming the stressed-out and pampering-deprived through their discreet spa doors–as Nancy Thayer returns with a witty, sexy, and heartwarming novel. The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again also introduces four new women, ready for massages and seaweed wraps, each struggling to reconcile her secret dreams, biggest fears, and deepest feelings as topsy-turvy events shake up her show more life.After eighteen years of trying to make peace with her husband’s cold-as-ice mother, Polly vows to be the perfect mother-in-law: loving, accepting, and determined to keep her mouth shut. Then her son marries Amy, a Birkenstocked gal whose organic farm and family ooze a rather creepy serenity. Ever the optimist, Polly puts her best foot forward . . . so why does it end up in her mouth?
A shy and brilliant professor-to-be, Beth has lived a sheltered life. Then she meets Sonny, a rugged, sexy carpenter who sweeps her off her feet. The problem? Beth may not survive his loud, affectionate, athletic family–especially when the very beautiful and earthy woman everybody wanted Sonny to marry is still hanging around the family dinner table.
Heiress to one of New England’s oldest paper companies, Carolyn is the driving force behind the brand. Now, at thirty-seven, the workaholic executive is finally pregnant with her first child, and high blood pressure is forcing her to do something totally alien: relax. But how can she let down her guard when her seventy-something father has gone and eloped with a young bank clerk named Heather, whose rather plain looks and unassuming nature still manage to fill Carolyn with suspicion.
A free-spirited photographer, Julia has married a man she loves, but he’s come packed with baggage. Tim is a widower with a young daughter, and Julia has bravely stepped up to the plate, doing her best to provide maternal support. But as if being pinned down by the child’s slightly manipulative ways and (dare Julia say it) spoiled behavior wasn’t enough, there’s Tim’s ex-mother-in-law, whose meddling is getting nastier by the week.
For Polly, Beth, Carolyn, and Julia, the time has come to stand up for what matters–for their passions, their hearts, and themselves. As they maneuver through family drama and embrace unexpected change, they come to find that life is much easier (and a lot more fun) when you’ve got friends, wine, and chocolate along for the ride. show less
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Pretty generic women-solving-each-other's-problems fare. Part of a series.
The women of the original Hot Flash Club have opened a spa, the better to expand their friendly meddling. This time they help a pregnant executive uncover the swindle behind her father's May-December marriage, encourage a quiet young woman to stand up to her fiance's overwhelming family, and support one of their own as her back-to-nature daughter-in-law tries to keep her from seeing a new grandchild.
Some of the characterizations border on caricature, especially in the in-law (or potential in-law) field, but it's a relaxing read.
The women of the original Hot Flash Club have opened a spa, the better to expand their friendly meddling. This time they help a pregnant executive uncover the swindle behind her father's May-December marriage, encourage a quiet young woman to stand up to her fiance's overwhelming family, and support one of their own as her back-to-nature daughter-in-law tries to keep her from seeing a new grandchild.
Some of the characterizations border on caricature, especially in the in-law (or potential in-law) field, but it's a relaxing read.
It was pretty good, however, I got a little sick and tired of all the constant talk about kids--like the HFC 2's world would fall apart without them. Gimme a break. Lot of characters to follow and a lot of sadness and reality in this one--especially with Claudia dying of cancer. Less reality next book maybe?
It's been a while since I read this book, but I enjoyed ALL The Hot Flash Club books, because of the humour. I would like to find more books like these and Janet Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" that not only have mystery but also Humour.
"If you are middle age woman you will love this series! "
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Author Nancy Thayer was born in Emporia, Kansas on December 14, 1943. She attended the University of Wichita and received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in English literature. She taught freshmen English at various colleges and wrote fiction during her free time. Some of her short stories were accepted by various college literary show more reviews. Her first novel Stepping was published in 1980 and was adapted into a BBC radio series. Since then, she has written numerous books including Moon Shell Beach, The Hot Flash Club, The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again, Hot Flash Holidays, The Hot Flash Club Chills Out, Between Husbands and Friends, The Island House and Beachcombers. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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