Women Like Us [Paperback]

Susan Jones, a brash and ballsy chef who hopscotches from one demanding restaurant job to the next, was barely in her twenties when she married and had a son, Henry. But after her marriage to Andrew fell apart, she ceded most of the raising of the baby to her mother-in-law, the very opinionated Edith Vale, a woman as formidable and steely as her stiff blond bouffant, the veritable helmet that helps her soldier through life. Now, after letting Henry drift away, Susan is determined to make things right. But just as mother and son seem to make headway after embarking on a cross-country road trip, things take a dark turn. When the family reconvenes in California, everybody must fight to find courage and humor in the face of a situation that threatens to change them all forever. If you have parents, if you have kids, if you have a heart, Jason Pomerance???sWomen Like Usis the book for you. It's like a great recipe for life: Combine friends, family, and flaws. Add a dash of sibling revelry, a little hate, a lot of love, and food???all kinds of food. Cook it all over the heat from the kitchen, the bedroom, and the face-to-face fights. This book has it all: Heartbreak, second chances, and redemption. And you'll get hungry reading it! ???Charles Dickinson, author ofThe Widows' Adventuresand the time-travel saga,A Shortcut in TimeandA Family in Time

Women Like Usis a wonderful and true examination of deep, real human emotion. ???Joseph Asphahani, author ofThe Animal in Man