When Abigail takes her baby and moves back home with her
parents she is
in shock. Her husband tells her it's him, not her. Is it
because she hasn't
lost her baby weight yet? She's already started a diet
to lose the
pregnancy weight. She soon finds herself on a journey of
discovery by
having internal conversations with her diet guru -- the
author of the self-
improvement (diet) book. Is this really happening is all
she can think, am I
really getting a divorce? Is this what I want? Maybe if I
lose some weight he
will take me back? THE DIVORCE DIET will have you
chuckling out loud
and at the same time, feeling horrible for what Abigail is
going through.
THE DIVORCE DIET by Ellen Hawley is a really funny but at
other times a
heart wrenching story. I laughed out loud through most of
Abigail's story.
The parent / adult child relationship is spot on and I
felt all the pain she was
feeling. It is an interesting take on a common theme --
between rooting for
Abigail and gasping in disbelief at the garbage her
husband pulls on her,
this was a real page-turner. The conversations Abigail
has with herself and
her silly diet guru are Abigail's way of dealing with the
pain she is feeling.
You can't help but open up your heart to her and pray for
her that she
makes it through all this sadness.
THE DIVORCE DIET is highly recommended to lighten those
post-
Christmas extra pounds blues. There are recipes at the end
of the book
and even those are very funny. I loved the way Ellen
Hawley took me from
Abigail's so called perfect marriage into single
motherhood and learning so
much about herself. Maybe her marriage wasn't all that,
as she soon
discovers.
It was wonderful to watch Abigail grow and become a
stronger
woman. She was dealt a lousy hand and wonders how her life
became
what it is. After some time, she must figure out what she
wants to do with
her life and how she is going to take care of her
daughter. You will find
yourself cheering her on and wanting to strangle her
husband! I'm so
excited to have found a new author who knows exactly how
to speak to her
readers and keep us flipping the pages.
"Revenge is sweet. Reinventing yourself is even sweeter." --Cathy Lamb Abigail is sure the only thing standing between her and happiness is the weight she gained along with her beloved new baby. Until she instantly loses 170 pounds of husband. When Thad declares that "this whole marriage thing" is no longer working, a shell-shocked Abigail takes her infant daughter, Rosie, and moves back to her parents' house. Floundering, she turns to an imaginary guru and best friend, the author of her new weight-loss book. But surviving heartache, finding a job, and staying sane as a suddenly single new mom isn't easy, especially on a diet--sorry, life journey. Make an inventory of your skills, Abigail's guru instructs. Abigail loves cooking and preparing food--real food, not the fatless, joyless dishes her diet prescribes, or the instant-frozen-artificially flavored fare she finds in her mother's kitchen. So far, following everyone else's rules has led to being broke, lonely, and facing a lifetime of poached eggs, faux mayonnaise, and jobs in chain restaurants. What might happen if Abigail followed her own recipe for a good life instead?... Bitingly funny, wise, and insightful, Ellen Hawley's fresh new novel is an ode to food and self-discovery for any woman who's ever walked away from a relationship--or a diet--to find what true satisfaction is all about.
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