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Out of the Pumpkin Shell
by
Nancy Werking Poling (Goodreads Author)
The teaching careers of lifelong friends Harriet (Hat) and Elise have come to an end in spectacular style, with the two women leaving more than burning bridges behind them. Now they are looking menopause straight in the eye--and they don't care one bit for what they see. Fight, they vow, we'll fight the interloper tooth and nail. More than a tad bruised and battered from t...more
Paperback, 264 pages
Published
August 25th 2009
by Bella Distribution
(first published 2009)
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Out of the Pumpkin Shell
By Nancy Werking Poling
2009
Reviewed by Angie Mangino
Rating: 4 stars
This novel of friendship and family begins with a humorous tone as Out of the Pumpkin Shell by Nancy Werking Poling follows best friends Harriet and Elise as they face menopause and travel to Bryson’s Mill, Indiana where Elise’s mother, Rose, was born. The common bond of years of friendship hold Harriet and Elise together to face the truths both of them alternately see...more
By Nancy Werking Poling
2009
Reviewed by Angie Mangino
Rating: 4 stars
This novel of friendship and family begins with a humorous tone as Out of the Pumpkin Shell by Nancy Werking Poling follows best friends Harriet and Elise as they face menopause and travel to Bryson’s Mill, Indiana where Elise’s mother, Rose, was born. The common bond of years of friendship hold Harriet and Elise together to face the truths both of them alternately see...more
To be perfectly honest, this looked like it was one of those heartwarming stories, along the lines of a Jodi Picoult novel. To this end, I was not disappointed, although I will admit not understanding the title of the book until the very end, and then needing a clue given in the book in order to "get it."
This book is extremely well written and while it took me a while to read it, this is more likely due to my having a slump in reading due to headaches and just life in gene...more
This book is extremely well written and while it took me a while to read it, this is more likely due to my having a slump in reading due to headaches and just life in gene...more
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