Hot Flashes and Cold Cream
- Fiction
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Published: 2005
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Publisher's Description
An eccentric best friend, a leaky Chihuahua, a teenager in trouble, and a workaholic husband with a gorgeous new colleague. Those are the ingredients for Diann Hunt's wise and funny story about growing...well, older...with grace. Midlife isn't a crisis for Maggie Hayden until the day a former classmate fails to recognize her--and her world starts to spin out of control. With an empty nest, a body that's heading south (generating heat waves all the way), and a marital spark that seems to be sputtering, she knows she has to do something. But what? Exercise? Romantic dinners? Herbal supplements? A job? She tries them all, with mixed success-but nothing seems to squelch that underlying worry that her best days are behind her. Can Maggie come to terms with her new life and learn to trust what she cannot see? Can she reclaim her marriage and find a new sense of purpose? Can she discover a miracle cure for the aging process? Well, two out of three ain't bad! And the fun of this particular journey is just the whipped cream on the double-shot mocha.
Endorsements (10)
“Hilarious doesn’t begin to describe Diann Hunt’s Hot Flashes and Cold Cream! The truth and wisdom layered with the humor will make you realize the best is yet to come and that it’s not time to sit in a rocker on the porch and watch life pass us by. Now where did I put those old Donny Osmond records?”
“Fresh, witty, and brimming with giggles from start to finish.”
“Hot Flashes and Cold Cream delivers a fun experience with sparkling prose, sharp wit, and genuine characters. Diann Hunt takes us through the treacherous territory of aging with delight and divine grace. Even if you’re not yet flashing hot or smearing on wrinkle cream, this book is still for you! Read it and weep and laugh—and laugh some more.”
“Hot Flashes and Cold Cream could coax the giggles out of a bristling porcupine, but the real appeal of Diann Hunt’s novel lies in its proficient blend of truth and honesty. Another delicious treat from an author not afraid to let us see inside ourselves.”
“Diann Hunt skillfully immerses her characters into the murky waters of middle age and requires them to sink or swim—no treading water permitted! permitted! Grab a latte and settle in for a lighthearted read with a compelling midlife message.”
“This book had me laughing aloud and left me with an uplifting feeling! The characterization is BEYOND excellent. GET THE BOOK! I give it my highest rating!" —www.book-reviews.ws “This is a warm and wonderful story for every woman who’s ever felt she’s had too many birthdays and every woman who’s ever felt insecure and vulnerable. It is a book that will show all of us what’s really important as the years pile up, and how to live them with joy and thankfulness.”
“Diann Hunt has touched my heart—and my funny bone—with multiple peals of laughter and some satisfying tears. Hot Flashes and Cold Cream is a must read for anyone who has ever known anyone who hit the wall of menopause and anyone who loves to laugh.”
“Diann Hunt’s Hot Flashes and Cold Cream is a story every woman ‘of a certain age’ can identify with. And you’ve got to love a heroine whose toy Chihuahua is named Crusher!”
“What a hoot! Hot Flashes and Cold Cream had me laughing out loud and staying up late. I instantly fell in love with Maggie, whose flaws are as endearing as her sense of humor.”
“Diann Hunt is a hilarious new voice in women’s fiction. Hot Flashes and Cold Cream will make you laugh out loud and laugh with Maggie for all her loveable foibles. Diann has created a character that all women can identify with!”
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