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A woman of a certain age discovers new friends and a new life...
Simon & Schuster
May 2010
On Sale: May 4, 2010
Featuring: Alma
224 pages
ISBN: 1439164614
EAN: 9781439164617
Hardcover
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Contemporary
Meet Alma, a mother and wife, who's brutally honest and
bitter. Disappointment and heartbreak have left the once
vital and joyful woman so cynical and self-protecting that
she has forgotten how to love anyone, including herself.
She has become so accustomed to being resentful of her
husband, James, that even when she wants to show him love
she doesn't know how. He made some mistakes over the course
of their decades-long marriage, but she made some mistakes,
too, which alienated not only her husband but friends and
neighbors as well. Deep down she is sorry for what happened
and still loves Harold, but stubborn pride eats away the
short time they have left to make amends. When she finds
herself widowed with grown children in far-off places, a
deep loneliness sets in and she starts to give up on life.
That is until a group of red hat ladies?whom she once
thought of as belonging to a cult?extend hands of friendship
and reintroduce her to herself and, possibly, a new love.
In this debut novel, Wayans has crafted unforgettable
characters in Alma, her family, and friends, and a charming
story that stays with the reader long after the last page is
read and reminds us of the enduring power of love and
friendship.
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