"A trip to self discovery"
Reviewed by Sandi Shilhanek
Posted June 19, 2005
Contemporary Chick Lit
OLD BOYFRIENDS is road trip of a story for three old friends
heading toward mid-life and a 30th year reunion at their New
Orleans high school. Bitsey grew up in a large home in the Garden District, a
daughter of wealth and privilege. She is now married to
Jack and has three daughters of her own. The upcoming
reunion has inspired her to get serious about losing weight
and evaluating the state of her long marriage. Is the spark
still there between her and Jack, or now that the children
are grown is divorce looming in the very near future. M.J. is Frank's second wife. She broke up his
marriage, and the relationship between her and his
children has never been good. His sudden death, and the
manner in which he died has shaken M.J's confidence. The
fact that nothing in her world truly belongs to her, but to
Frank's children spurs her into action to protect the things
she most wants including her Jaguar. For her plan to
succeed, she must rely on Bitsey and Cat's assistance. Cathy Ann known as Cat comes from a dysfunctional family
in one of the worst parts of New Orleans. She's twice
divorced, but still dating one of her exes. When the idea
of the road trip come up, Cat joins in, not sure what to expect. All the women left behind high school boyfriends, and
plan on trying to contact them while in New Orleans. Will
the "boys" of their girlhood dreams be the MEN that each of
the women needs today? The trip home to New Orleans forces each of the women to
look at a side of themselves they had thought either long
buried or long accepted. The contact with the old
boyfriends will affect each of them, their relationship with
not only one another, and with their families as well. Be warned OLD BOYFRIENDS is not a smooth romantic ride, and
there are several potholes along the route. If you are a
reader of Women's Fiction, then I believe you will enjoy OLD
BOYFRIENDS. Ms. Becnel did a good job of developing each
characters past, and helps them come to terms with those
pasts so that they may embrace their futures with open
arms.
SUMMARY
Three girlfriends whose love lives have definitely seen
better days decide to take a road trip to New Orleans - the
town they all left behind - ostensibly to attend a high
schol reunion, but really to find out whatever happened to
all those old boyfriends they left behind. M.J. is a gorgeous younger woman whose older husband died
in
bed of... well, let's just say he died ina compromising
position. Bitsy is an overweight housewife who believes
there's got to be more to life. And Cat is a twice-
divorced
designer whose pristine present is small compensation for
her past. The trophy wife, prom queen and trashy girl have one thing
in common - the guys presently in their lives don't hold a
candle to the boys in their past. These three pals are
taking to the road to prove that you really can go home
again.
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