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Elizabeth Buchan (Author)
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Rose, the protagonist in the bestselling Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman, stood tall when Minty Lloyd stole both her husband and her job. Buchan now gives Minty the spotlight as she discovers the dangers of getting what you want. Picking up seven years later, Minty and Nathan are married and have twin boys, but Minty's life as a second wife is more difficult than she'd anticipated: Nathan's friends shun her, she's deemed a threat by other married women, Nathan's adult children despise her and full-time motherhood isn't her cuppa tea. So Minty goes back to work at a London television production company, only to find young, unattached and ambitious colleagues nipping at her heels. Things go from manic to molten after Rose reenters the picture and a tragedy sends what's left of the family into a tailspin. Buchan keeps a lot of balls in the air, but readers may wish she'd written for depth and not breadth, as the narrative can feel like a series of vignettes hemmed together. Still, readers who appreciate Buchan's blend of humor and poignancy will find a trove of it. (On sale July 24)
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When we last saw Minty (Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman, 2003), she had successfully lured Nathan Lloyd away from Rose, his wife of 25 years, and established herself in his comfortable life and in his house. Now the mother of twins, Minty has little time for Nathan or the boys as she tries to restart her career. She knows Nathan is unhappy and maybe unwell, but she's too busy to worry too much about it until she discovers that he has been seeing Rose again. Suddenly Nathan is gone, leaving Minty alone with children she didn't know she wanted, a career she's not sure she can handle, and money problems she thought she was done with. But worst of all is the guilt on so many fronts. Told through the befuddled but honest voice of Minty, the book moves carefully and realistically through the stages of grief and growing self-awareness to a satisfying and realistic conclusion. Not as heartwarming as the first installment, but no less involving. Elizabeth Dickie
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Viking Adult; 1St Edition edition (July 6, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0670034886
  • ISBN-13: 978-0670034888
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #833,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Can't go back, July 25, 2006
By Marcy G. George (Rockville, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wives Behaving Badly (Hardcover)
While this book is written from Minty's point of view, Buchan brings to the fore all the feelings of the various people that were affected by the second marriage. You feel the anger radiating from Rose's adult children. Rose and Minty maintain their icy relationship, and family friends have mixed loyalties. Rose's successful career and personal happiness assure the reader that there can be life after divorce. Nathan seems to be drowning in the turmoil created by his two families and appears to regret having created a second family to support and is often worn out by the demands of being a 54 year old father of 7 year old twins.
Love, anger, hurt and sadness are interwoven in a realistic and difficult second marriage. It is hard to be a second wife to Rose. As Minty matures, she begins to understand how she actually broke up Nathan's first family and will never replace Rosé. It is this maturity that helps the reader to feel compassion for Minty. While you "Can't go back", and undo the past, you can make the best of a difficult situation. And things do get very difficult! A very satisfying read.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to Read, Difficult to Like, March 4, 2007
This review is from: Wives Behaving Badly (Hardcover)
This sequel to "Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman" gives us a look at the "other woman," Minty Lloyd, 7 or so years after she stole Nathan, her friend and colleague's husband. That friend and colleague, Rose, was someone to greatly admire in the first book, as she reeled from the blow but handled her pain and anguish with grace and strength, and prepared to move on with her life.

We didn't know too much about Minty in that book, other than from Rose's point of view, and frankly, there was little to like. How could there be?

Now we see life from Minty's point of view. She is now the mother of twin boys, Felix and Lucas, and an unhappy wife, unhappy mother, unhappy woman and VERY VERY hard to like. Her boys are a drain on her. Her husband is a drain on her. Even her au pair, Eve, is a drain on her. She is working part time but wants to leave her boys, against Nathan's wishes, to work full time. She is miserable and whiny and so awful that it was hard to even turn the pages. Was this on purpose, or was there something the author wanted me to see that I missed?

Anyway, as another reviewer so aptly pointed out, Minty whines her way through her life, unspeakably hard and even cruel, in my mind, to her husband, and even her children on a different level, although she loves them. Then tragedy hits.

The second half of the book is the forced interaction between Rose and Minty, Rose's adult children, Poppy and Sam and their respective spouses, Minty's loyal (or maybe not) friends, and other interesting characters. But it is Rose and Minty who must finish the dance Minty started when she stole Nathan, and for the life of me, I found it hard to care.

This book is well-written, as are all of Buchan's books, but very hard going and a difficult read. It is somewhat interesting as a sequel, but not enough to have to struggle with the main character. Minty is supposedly redeemed in the end, but by that time I was so heartily sick of her, I didn't care.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing sequel, November 18, 2006
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I loved Rose in "Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman" and was looking forward to reading more about her. However, Rose doesn't put in an appearance until almost halfway through this book. It's all about Minty, the second wife. I found this book disappointing and light on the plot that the first book had.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Needs editing....
How many seven year olds would say 'naughty,naughty daddy ???' The children in this book spoke like toddlers in their dialogue sequences. Read more
Published 10 days ago by skwal@sunline.net

3.0 out of 5 stars Seeing the other side
Minty finally has what she worked so hard to attain: husband, kids and home. Problem is, the life she worked so hard for is turning out a little less satisfying than hoped... Read more
Published 17 months ago by gotta run now

3.0 out of 5 stars Sequel doesn't match original
A so/so sequel to "Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman," which was a much better book. Easy and fast read, but lacking the depth of emotion in the first book. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Julie Hedlund

4.0 out of 5 stars Minty's side of the story
For all those who read Revenge of the Middle Age Woman, you will remember Minty was the one who stole Rose's husband from her. Read more
Published 22 months ago by H. Robb

3.0 out of 5 stars Who comes up with these titles?
Once again, you have to wonder who decides on the titles of Buchan's books. They're completely irrelevant to the plots themselves. Read more
Published on April 30, 2008 by Jennifer Orozco

3.0 out of 5 stars No emotion
I shouldn't have expected much as I didn't fall in love with Buchan's previous "Revenge" book. But I was still disappointed with this novel. Read more
Published on May 13, 2007 by Lois Lain

3.0 out of 5 stars A tame sequel
I like Elizabeth Buchan's incisive yet gently writing style and her sharp characterizations, but I had a few problems with this novel. Read more
Published on February 11, 2007 by Sarah G.

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally a real book about Second Wives.
I listened to this audio book over several weeks. It made me laugh out loud and yell out suggested come-backs for Minty. Read more
Published on November 30, 2006 by Hunny I. Booklover

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read.
I enjoyed this book. It is not a Desperate Housewives sort of book. It gives you much more to think about. Read more
Published on October 28, 2006 by Karen Collings

4.0 out of 5 stars What goes around
Not having read the prequel to this book, I'm taking it simply as it appears and have quite enjoyed it. Read more
Published on October 23, 2006 by Beverley Strong

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