Annabelle Gurwitch discusses everything from her computer
crashing to purchasing cream for a dry vagina. In addition, this is only within
the first two chapters.
Ms. Gurwitch shares her experiences being forty-nine going on
fifty and all the changing life cycles that comes with it. She speaks about
having hot flashes at the most inopportune time. With each event, she adds
humor that will make you laugh aloud.
The ways she describes certain thoughts, “If I spend any more
money today, it will threaten my Tampax budget.” As she describes her
neighbors, “On the other side of our home is Tobacco Road. The Joad family’s
home is sliding into disrepair.”
Annabelle Gurwitch speaks in a serious tone when explaining
her feelings about her friend. Robin passed away from cancer. During her last
days, Annabelle and four friends stayed at Robin’s home.
She further discusses being diagnosed with arthritis. At the
beginning of this chapter, she writes, “Dear God, forgive me Father, for I have
Googled. I have Googled the Mayo Clinic, WebMD, and even Yahoo! Answers.” This is
her adventure Googling her health problem: osteoarthritis in the neck.
The book ends with “The Four A.M. Club”, women and their
thoughts in the early morning hours.
Annabelle Gurwitch is the former co-host of ‘Dinner & a
Movie.’ This book chronicles her life by way of different events that she has
experienced. By not only being a woman going on fifty, but a woman going on
fifty that is also a mother, wife, and friend. I recommend this book to all
women, not just those forty-nine going on fifty. See if you can relate to some
of her adventures, I did.
I received this book free from Penguin Group –Blue Rider Press
through the Net Galley Book Reviewer Program.
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