The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again (2005) - Plot & Excerpts
THIS SUMMARY/REVIEW WAS COPIED FROM OTHER SOURCES AND IS USED ONLY AS A REMINDER OF WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT FOR MY PERSONAL INTEREST. ANY PERSONAL NOTATIONS ARE FOR MY RECOLLECTION ONLYLikes the first one better :-)Listened to The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again (Hot Flash Club #2)by Nancy Thayer. The fabulous women from The Hot Flash Club are back in top form, welcoming the stressed-out and pampering-deprived through their discreet spa doors–as Nancy Thayer returns with a witty, sexy, and heartwarming novel. The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again also introduces four new women, ready for massages and seaweed wraps, each struggling to reconcile her secret dreams, biggest fears, and deepest feelings as topsy-turvy events shake up her life. After eighteen years of trying to make peace with her husband’s cold-as-ice mother, Polly vows to be the perfect mother-in-law: loving, accepting, and determined to keep her mouth shut. Then her son marries Amy, a Birkenstocked gal whose organic farm and family ooze a rather creepy serenity. Ever the optimist, Polly puts her best foot forward . . . so why does it end up in her mouth? A shy and brilliant professor-to-be, Beth has lived a sheltered life. Then she meets Sonny, a rugged, sexy carpenter who sweeps her off her feet. The problem? Beth may not survive his loud, affectionate, athletic family–especially when the very beautiful and earthy woman everybody wanted Sonny to marry is still hanging around the family dinner table. Heiress to one of New England’s oldest paper companies, Carolyn is the driving force behind the brand. Now, at thirty-seven, the workaholic executive is finally pregnant with her first child, and high blood pressure is forcing her to do something totally alien: relax. But how can she let down her guard when her seventy-something father has gone and eloped with a young bank clerk named Heather, whose rather plain looks and unassuming nature still manage to fill Carolyn with suspicion. A free-spirited photographer, Julia has married a man she loves, but he’s come packed with baggage. Tim is a widower with a young daughter, and Julia has bravely stepped up to the plate, doing her best to provide maternal support. But as if being pinned down by the child’s slightly manipulative ways and (dare Julia say it) spoiled behavior wasn’t enough, there’s Tim’s ex-mother-in-law, whose meddling is getting nastier by the week. For Polly, Beth, Carolyn, and Julia, the time has come to stand up for what matters–for their passions, their hearts, and themselves. As they maneuver through family drama and embrace unexpected change, they come to find that life is much easier (and a lot more fun) when you’ve got friends, wine, and chocolate along for the ride. I give this book 4 stars and a 8. A fun book.(
I give the biggest congrats to Nancy Thayer. This is the best chic book I have ever read. This book had me smiling, laughing and crying through out the whole book. I had a very hard time putting this book down. Bringing women together who are from different backgrounds and different things going on in their lives but in the end they are exactly what the book title states The Hot Flash Club friends who meet once a week for dinner. Nancy brought together different stories about four different women and made it interesting and brought their stories together. I will be reading more of Nancy Thayer's books.
What do You think about The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again (2005)?
This is the first Hot Flash Club book that I listened to. I liked the reader and the storyline was good for driving--you didn't have to overly concentrate to keep up with what was going on. There are four women who are managing crises and the Hot Flash Club (also four women) are helping them out overtly and covertly. One of the scenarios was far fetched. A young woman named Beth is being harassed by her boyfriend's mother. I was disgruntled with how long Beth put up with abuse from this older, cruel woman. Otherwise, the scenarios seemed plausible and how they were handled was entertaining.
—Elizabeth
