Reviewed by Laurie
This is a memoir about a woman who recounts her experience
through the “change of life.” This book is funny and I caught myself giggling
throughout it. The author’s life is
totally chaotic. She is dealing with
preteen daughters; an eighty-nine year old father, a career, an affair, and a divorce while her hormones
are wreaking havoc with her physical, mental, emotional and spiritual self. Every
day perils are amplified a thousand times due to menopause. Her reactions are
crazy, and over-the-top. For example her daughter gets bullied and she
goes to the school to confront the ten-year-old and dresses the part with
jeans, boots and aviator glasses. This book reads at a frantic pace as you are
swept up into the tornado of her life.
I
would recommend this book for both men and women 45 and over. The men will realize that this is a hormonal
phase that should be supported and understood. It will also answer the question
of “why is she so moody, crazy, bitchy, lately?” The women will realize that
this is a hormonal phase that is like trying to go through a wind tunnel. It will also answer the question “why do I
feel soooooo ___________?”
At the end of the book the author speaks to
what she has learned and provides helpful tips.
I wish I had this book when I was going through it! In hindsight, now I know why I behaved so
erratically and why I wanted to slap everyone in my life upside the head, especially
co-workers, bank tellers and mostly my husband.
