Watch What She Can Do
a novel
by Nicole Brooks
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Pub Date Mar 26 2024 | Archive Date Apr 18 2024
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Description
Worn down by life, 63-year-old Willie Copeland refuses to call 911 for her dying husband, Stan, launching herself into an unexpected coming-of-age journey.
Without Stan and his constant needs, Willie happily settles into single life. But when her son, Jonathan, expresses suspicion about that night, she runs away to Vancouver Island for a long overdue reunion with her wild high school best friend, Roxanne. Fuelled by her sudden freedom, Willie embraces a roaring, headlong journey into self-discovery. As good old-fashioned fun devolves into reckless and illegal behavior, Willie relishes in the power she has unlocked within herself. But when she finds herself holding another man’s life in her hands, she quickly realizes that she must confront the real reason behind her still-blistering rage—Jonathan. So, Willie must choose: does she reveal what really happened with Stan’s death, knowing it may cost her Jonathan as well as her newfound autonomy—or does she make what may be her final stand by speaking up for the women in her life … and herself?
Featured Reviews
Janet F, Reviewer
“Watch What She Can Do” is a fun but thoughtful book written by Nicole Brooks. The hardest part of being an adult is being bound by others’ expectations. You often live for those people. For Willie Copeland, that was exactly what she was doing. Putting her nursing career aside to raise her children, Willie was stuck in an unhappy marriage, constantly putting the needs of her adult children first (including the very petulant Jonathan) and unable to do anything for herself, including traveling and visiting her closest friend, Roxanne. But when her husband has a heart attack, Willie makes a decision that will have ever-lasting implications. It leads to her joining her friend on an adventure that has many laugh out funny moments. What I appreciated most about this story was its focus on female empowerment and taking back what should have never been stolen from you in the first place.
Five stars.
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