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The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again

by Nancy Thayer

Series: Hot Flash Club (2)

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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 doorsâ??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 life.

After eighteen years of trying to make peace with her husbandâ??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 familyâ??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 Englandâ??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 heâ??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 childâ??s slightly manipulative ways and (dare Julia say it) spoiled behavior wasnâ??t enough, thereâ??s Timâ??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 mattersâ??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 youâ??ve got friends, wine,
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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. ( )
  LyndaInOregon | Aug 29, 2021 |
"If you are middle age woman you will love this series! " ( )
  JudithDCollins | Nov 27, 2014 |
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. ( )
  GailL | May 29, 2010 |
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? ( )
  hklibrarian | Nov 10, 2008 |
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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 doorsâ??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 life.

After eighteen years of trying to make peace with her husbandâ??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 familyâ??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 Englandâ??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 heâ??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 childâ??s slightly manipulative ways and (dare Julia say it) spoiled behavior wasnâ??t enough, thereâ??s Timâ??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 mattersâ??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 youâ??ve got friends, wine,

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