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Bea Frazier was once the apple of her husband's eye—but now he's picked a more succulent fruit. . . .Bea thought she'd rediscover her incredible self after divorcing Jimmy. But being home alone with three daughters brings, Stepmother
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Bea Frazier was once the apple of her husband's eye—but now he's picked a more succulent fruit. . . .
Bea thought she'd rediscover her incredible self after divorcing Jimmy. But being home alone with three daughters brings her demons back with a vengeance. The only solution is to get her family together again. The trouble is, her ex is about to marry someone else. To get him back she'll have to reveal the guilty secret she never could when they were married. . . .
The "someone else" is Tessa King, who has finally found love. But her knight in shining armor comes with a catch—or four: three sullen daughters and an ex who doesn't seem nearly ex enough. If the split was amicable, then why are all the other women in his life so hostile? After years of singledom, what is Tessa prepared to do to get her happy ending?
As the women negotiate carpools, puberty, and family loyalties, each finds it almost impossible not to fall into the old cliché of the bitter ex and the wicked stepmother. But if Bea and Tessa are brave enough, each may just find a friend where she once sought an enemy.
Absorbing and touching, humorous and honest, The Stepmother reminds us that there is always another side to the story.
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Isaias Perez
reviewed Stepmother on September 11, 2013
Stepmother
I wish I had read this book before I married a man with three daughters. It would have helped a lot in understanding the differences in being a support system (step-parent) vs. a primary caregiver (father/mother).
This is a must read for anyone contemplating becoming a stepparent. My favourite quote is "I get jealous and that makes me feel insecure, and insecurity can turn even the most level-headed woman into a fruitcake. A dangerous one at that. It's easy to see why stepmothers can become so evil. Our husbands have a love interest who is half our age and twice as beautiful." (page 285, paperback)
In regards to making a marriage work, Carrie Adams delivers one of the best paragraphs about the subject. "Marriage gives you invisible protection against the world. You have a punching bag when you need it. You have a partner in crime when you want one. You have a lover on tap. You have support. The tricky bit is remaining aware that the person is providing all those things all the time. You start to think you're doing it alone. That you provide those things for yourself. As a result you get a bit pissed off with all the demands, with the cost of those services. Loyalty. Respect. Faithfulness. Changing light bulbs when you'd happily live in the dark. Hardest of all, maintaining a sense of humor...Resentment creeps in. Boredom. A feeling that you're missing out when actually you've got everything. You just can't see it." (page 112, paperback)
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