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From Beer to Maternity
For Maggie Lamond Simone, sarcasm was always a means of survival and words her weapon of choice. Her second-grade teacher worried about a child so flippant at such a tender age. Twenty years later, as a police officer escorted a drunken Simone away from the car she had just wrecked, she asked him to drop her not at home but at the bar where her friends waited. He didn't la...more
Paperback, 268 pages
Published
November 1st 2009
by Brodman Publishing
(first published 2009)
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Are you a reader of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books? Well, I am and love the lil gems. They are what my grandpa called bathroom readers. Why? Well, you get it. They are short lil stories that you can read in a jiffy. Anyway, I have often wondered where they manage to get all of these stories. And I have an answer. Maggie Lamond Simone is a contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul books along with being a successful columnist.
Maggie has a new book out titled "From Beer to...more
Maggie has a new book out titled "From Beer to...more
This book is a fast paced, quirky, hysterical account of adulthood and parenting. As I read this book I consistently laughed out loud at Ms. Simone’s portrayal of these sometimes stressful moments in our lives. Ms. Simone’s story begins where she feels her life began—in sobriety. Ms. Simone doesn’t remember most of her youth as it was clouded by alcoholism. Simple things that we take for granted—laundry, cooking and cleaning—were challenges for Ms. Simone as she never had done them before.
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Ms. Simone went through a rough beginning being an alcoholic, but proved that she could not only overcome that addiction and learn how to grow up to be a regular adult, but she also managed to get married, have kids and survive menopause. Her tale is hilarious, gritty and poignant; readers will appreciate her memoirs and will easily relate to many events she describes. Great for laughs, reminiscing and even tips for those who haven't crossed those life paths (marriage, kids, menopause) yet.
Absolutely love this book, I plan on reading it over and over again. I laughed and cried.
Not as funny or as good as you think it will be, but the writer has a good voice.
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