Crazy to Leave You
Book Feature - Crazy to Leave You by Marilyn Simon Rothstein
HBL Note: Whether you are packing a beach bag for a summer vacation or coming up with options for your next book club read, you’ll want to add CRAZY TO LEAVE YOU by Marilyn Simon Rothstein to your list. From the author of Husbands and Other Sharp Objects and Lift and Separate, CRAZY TO LEAVE YOU is a hilarious and feel-good novel about a 41-year-old woman who is dumped at the alter by text message. And to make matters even worse, she was dumped for her younger sister.
“Poignant and funny, Crazy to Leave You is chock full of Rothstein’s signature fast-paced, smart dialogue, and brimming with wit. A heart-felt delicious story.” —Fiona Davis, New York Times best-selling author of The Magnolia Palace.
From the publisher:
Forty-one years old, the last of her friends to marry, and down to a size 12, Lauren Leo is in her gown and about to tie the knot. There's just one thing missing: the groom. With one blindsiding text, Lauren is unceremoniously dumped at the altar.
In the aftermath, her mother is an endless well of unsolicited advice (Stay on your diet and freeze your eggs). Her sisters only add to the Great Humiliation: one is planted on Lauren's couch while the other is too perfect.
Picking her heart up off the floor, Lauren turns to her work in advertising as she gathers courage to move on and plan her next step. She should know by now that nothing in life goes according to plan. What lies ahead is the road to self-acceptance and at long last feeling worthy. With a new way to measure love and success, Lauren chucks her scale--and finds a second chance in the most unexpected place.