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Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Elizabeth Buchan

By Elizabeth Buchan

By Elizabeth Buchan

By Elizabeth Buchan

By Elizabeth Buchan
Read by Joanna David

By Elizabeth Buchan
Read by Joanna David

Best Seller

Part of The Two Mrs. Lloyds

Part of The Two Mrs. Lloyds

Part of The Two Mrs. Lloyds

Paperback $22.00

May 13, 2003 | ISBN 9780142003725

Ebook $12.99

Dec 30, 2003 | ISBN 9781101200346

Audiobook Download $20.00

Jan 20, 2011 | 626 Minutes

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    About Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

    A New York Times bestseller!

    “Wise and wonderful. . . Buchan celebrates the patience and wisdom that only age can bring.” —USA Today

    “Bottom line: Get Revenge.” —People

    Get ready to cheer for Rose Lloyd, a woman of young middle-age who proves that starting over doesn’t have an age limit. After twenty-five years spent juggling husband, career, and kids with admirable success, Rose suddenly finds both her marriage and her career in unexpected ruin.

    Forced to begin a new life, she is at first terrified, then energized, by her newfound freedom—it’s amazing what prolonged reflection, a little weight loss, a new slant on independence, and some Parisian lingerie will do for the psyche!

    Witty, insightful, and emotionally resonant, Buchan’s novel will strike a chord with anyone who has ever wondered what Middle Age would look like from the other side of the looking glass (answer: much better than you could ever expect).

    About Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

    A New York Times bestseller!

    “Wise and wonderful. . . Buchan celebrates the patience and wisdom that only age can bring.” —USA Today

    “Bottom line: Get Revenge.” —People

    Get ready to cheer for Rose Lloyd, a woman of young middle-age who proves that starting over doesn’t have an age limit. After twenty-five years spent juggling husband, career, and kids with admirable success, Rose suddenly finds both her marriage and her career in unexpected ruin.

    Forced to begin a new life, she is at first terrified, then energized, by her newfound freedom—it’s amazing what prolonged reflection, a little weight loss, a new slant on independence, and some Parisian lingerie will do for the psyche!

    Witty, insightful, and emotionally resonant, Buchan’s novel will strike a chord with anyone who has ever wondered what Middle Age would look like from the other side of the looking glass (answer: much better than you could ever expect).

    About Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

    The coming-of-middle-age story a whole generation of women have been waiting for…poised, witty, and emotionally resonantFor twenty-five years, Rose Lloyd has juggled marriage, motherhood, and career with remarkable success. It has been a life of family picnics, books and wine, a cherished house, and her own exquisitely designed garden—sunny and comfortable. But then the carefully managed life to which Rose has become accustomed comes crashing down around her when—over the course of a few days—her marriage and her career both fall apart.Can Rose, whose anguish is barely softened by the ministrations of friends and grown children with their own problems, ever start over? Not easily. But it’s amazing what prolonged reflection, the slimming effect of a lost appetite, a new slant on independence (and a little Parisian lingerie) will do. Especially when an old flame suddenly reappears.Full of humor, clever insight, and a whimsical sense of the absurd, Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman is an irresistible and finely written fantasy for anyone who ever wondered what a certain age would look like from beyond the looking-glass-and who will find it ripe with promise that the best days are yet to come.

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    About Elizabeth Buchan

    Elizabeth Buchan is a British author of highly acclaimed books of fiction and nonfiction such as the bestselling Consider the Lily, The Good Wife Strikes Back, and Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman, which was made into a TV movie for CBS. Buchan’s short stories… More about Elizabeth Buchan

    About Elizabeth Buchan

    Elizabeth Buchan is a British author of highly acclaimed books of fiction and nonfiction such as the bestselling Consider the Lily, The Good Wife Strikes Back, and Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman, which was made into a TV movie for CBS. Buchan’s short stories… More about Elizabeth Buchan

    About Elizabeth Buchan

    Elizabeth Buchan is a British author of highly acclaimed books of fiction and nonfiction such as the bestselling Consider the Lily, The Good Wife Strikes Back, and Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman, which was made into a TV movie for CBS. Buchan’s short stories… More about Elizabeth Buchan

    Product Details

    Category: Women’s Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $22.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    May 13, 2003 | 368 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780142003725

    Category: Women’s Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Dec 30, 2003 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9781101200346

    Category: Women’s Fiction | Literary Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Jan 20, 2011 | 626 Minutes | ISBN 9781101432402

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    Praise

    Praise for Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman:

    “This beautifully written novel about a discarded middle-aged wife brims with surprises.”
    —USA Today, in naming the 10 Best Books of 2003
    “Wise and wonderful. . . Buchan celebrates the patience and wisdom that only age can bring.”
    —USA Today

    “Bottom line: Get Revenge.” 
    —People

    “Revenge may be sweet, but Revenge is not, thank goodness.”
    —The Wall Street Journal

    “A thoughtful, intelligent, funny, coming-of-middle-age story.”
    —The Boston Globe

    “This is a novel about a three-dimensional woman, not a stereotype, and she’s a character that grows on the reader while she grows into a new stage of her life.”
    —The Denver Post

    “A wry and elegant tale about a woman of a certain age fighting back and winning unexpected victories.”
    —Kirkus

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