The Oys & Joys
by Marcia Feldt
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Pub Date Feb 25 2016 | Archive Date Aug 01 2016
Description
Peaks & Valleys, Rain & Rainbows, Oys* & Joys. That’s life!
Meet Lizzie, Sassie, Grace and Ruby
Boomers reaching for the moon. Until decades of old baggage flood their lives—and not like a hurricane. Like a tsunami.
A story of unlocking truth. Of defeating regret. Of the power of steel-laced friendships. Until these friends are forced to confront a decades-old betrayal, and the tragic consequences threatening to sever the trust between them.
Four women, who step into the crossroads between choosing action or forever facing regret—and define their moment by revisiting their past to embrace their future. Their journey, seasoned with their hearts and souls and hey, an abundance of humor, includes attempted murder (oops), DNA surprises (who knew?), boatless boat slips (damn, he got the boat), and sexual awakenings (yes, at their age). Oh, and then there’s the pole dancing for seniors.
But sometimes, the back side of middle age shoves the past, and the secrets it harbors, into the present. And secrets never die quietly.
Sassie’s Wine List, Ruby’s Italian Feast recipes, and Lizzie’s Heart to Heart picture (Love. Only for a moment. Only for an eternity.) can be found at www.marciafeldt.com.
*Oy or Oy vey: Terms to express exasperation, dismay, calamity or any other sense of woe. Yiddish origin but so widely used, now integrated into American colloquialisms, and in dictionaries around the world.
A Note From the Publisher
Awards: Houston Writers Guild award winner in Romance/Women’s Fiction
Advance Praise
“Brilliantly voiced and inspiring, The Oys & Joys defines challenges facing boomers through the eyes of four unforgettable women. The current electrifying every page is that everyone, at any age, has the power to change her life.”
— Gloria Feldt, Take the Lead, author, No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power.
“Life’s tapestry woven with pain and joy, passion and heartbreak. Readers will adore this excellent debut novel. Not to be missed.”
— Chris Rogers, author, The Dixie Flannigan suspense series.
“These characters are both intimately familiar and impossible to forget. A truly complex and celebratory novel.”
— Carol Dawson, author of Miles and Miles of Texas, Body of Knowledge, and The Mother-In-Law Diaries
Average rating from 7 members
Featured Reviews
Michelle S, Reviewer
A poignant delve into the lives of four women moving into the twilight years of. their lives. A time when they all expected life to be straight forward but it kept throwing curve balls.
This book was beautifully written. Descriptive without being too much. I really enjoyed it.
Reviewer 54132
This was unique, in a good way. It's a book about 4 friends who are in their 60s. It talks about the "wedgie" generation, as another way to call middle age. They aren't really old yet, but they aren't starting out either. I've never thought about what a challenge that is. And I liked the perspective because it's right where my mom is.
Each woman faces challenges of her age and her personal life. One is widowed, one is recently divorced, one has never been married and on is living in an emotionally abusive relationship. So each has something to work on.
The women are all friends and stand with their one friend as her life comes crashing down around the secrets surrounding her.
It really has a great flow, and I like how it shifts from woman to woman, and it lists who the chapter is about at the beginning which keeps you from getting confused.
You really come to care about all these women. And even though the cover didn't really catch my eye, the story did. There is good writing in here, and a great flow. Sometimes it does slow down, which is why I went to 4 stars. But overall, I enjoyed myself.
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