<![CDATA[Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons]]>

false <![CDATA[Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720227m/16249.jpg 16249 12 The women of Freesia Court are convinced that there is nothing good coffee, delectable desserts, and a strong shoulder can’t fix. Laughter is the glue that holds them together—the foundation of a book group they call AHEB (Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons), an unofficial “club” that becomes much more. It becomes a lifeline. Holding on through forty eventful years, there’s Faith, a lonely mother of twins who harbors a terrible secret that has condemned her to living a lie; big, beautiful Audrey, the resident sex queen who knows that with good posture and an attitude you can get away with anything; Merit, the shy doctor’s wife with the face of an angel and the private hell of an abusive husband; Kari, a wise woman with a wonderful laugh who knows the greatest gifts appear after life’s fiercest storms; and finally, Slip, a tiny spitfire of a woman who isn’t afraid to look trouble straight in the eye. This stalwart group of friends depicts a special slice of American life, of stay-at-home days and new careers, of children and grandchildren, of bold beginnings and second chances, in which the power of forgiveness, understanding, and the perfectly timed giggle fit is the CPR that mends broken hearts and shattered dreams. From the Trade Paperback edition. 507242 1000 Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons total:5774|5:1267|4:2223|3:1711|2:448|1:125| 5774 21381 7222 1109 2 3 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 12 15:14:43 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 15:56:15 -0800 2008 1
It's not that the book is bad - it's just kind of predictable. I found that was true...more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon May 26 09:28:54 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 10:02:14 -0700 2008
But ... it lacked a sense of setting. Minneh...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 15:16:10 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 15:26:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 18:01:45 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 13:30:20 -0700 2008 Merit disgusted me with her ha...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Oct 27 10:15:20 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 22 09:20:26 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Sep 10 17:37:47 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 17:38:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Mar 19 20:15:31 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 20:17:18 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 05:44:14 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 05:52:29 -0800 2009
This books spans the '60s to the '90s, and beneath the 'Aga Saga' exterior beats a heart of history, anger, wonder, national issues making local...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 07:55:16 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 08:03:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jan 17 12:58:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 12:59:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Jan 02 22:35:26 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 22:39:52 -0800 2009
I made some notes on the plane for my journal entry, and will add them here later. The one thing that keeps coming back to m...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 05:33:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 06:08:59 -0800 2009
This story follows the friendship of five women living in the same neighborhood over a forty year span. Faith is the mother of twins who works hard to keep her image of ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 12:02:59 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 12:27:27 -0700 2009
It is simply written, I can't say that it's literary genius or anything, the writing is good - it's the perfect summe...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 30 09:49:05 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 09:51:15 -0700 2009 Five women who are neighbors meet in a snowball fight and decide to start a bookclub. The book tells their stories by years not chapters. The beginning sta...more...]]> 4 0 false true Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 20:04:58 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 13:28:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 11:36:06 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 10:04:14 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 10:14:44 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 09:52:52 -0700 2009
Did she really use the word "beatific" twice in this book?? Why?!

Finished--not as bad as some people said. I really did enjoy most of it. The predictable cliches aside.

Overall not as many cliched scenes as I was afraid there'd be. The chara...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 06:24:25 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 10:20:43 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Mar 22 16:16:24 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 08:56:25 -0700 2009
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"The women of Freesia Court are convinced that there is nothing good coffee, delicious desserts, and a strong shoulder can't fix. Laughter is the glue that ho...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Nov 03 17:59:43 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 16:35:22 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 27 21:28:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=16249