Woman Last Seen In Her Thirties by Camille Pagan – audio
Book Blurb:
At fifty-three, Maggie Harris has a good marriage and two mostly happy children. Perpetually anxious, she’s also accumulated a list of semi-reasonable fears: falling air conditioners, the IRS, identity theft, skydiving, and airbag recalls. But never once did Maggie worry that her husband of nearly thirty years would leave her. On the day Adam walks out the door, everything that makes Maggie secure goes with him. Only then does she realize that while she’s been busy caring for everyone else, she’s become invisible to the world—and to herself.
Maggie cautiously begins to rebuild her life with a trip to Rome, a new career, and even a rebound romance. But when a fresh crisis strikes and an uncertain future looms, she must decide: How much will she risk to remain the woman she’s just become?
My Review: 3.5 stars
Woman Last Seen In Her Thirties was a perfect audio book to keep in the car for easy enjoyment. Not listening for a few days at a time, or getting in and out of the car did not distract from the simple but fun plot.
All women can easily relate to this book. With or without a spouse or children, it doesn’t matter. This book really focuses on self-discovery and how to find yourself outside of whatever has become your norm. Maggie, the main protagonist, finds herself having to be self-reliant after many years in what she thought was a rock-solid marriage.
Her journey will make you laugh and cry. Old and new friendships play an important part of the book and it solidified the importance of surrounding yourself with good friends. I’ve been on food tours in Rome and my daughter went to school in Ann Arbor so the locale of the book was very nostalgic and fun for me.
Overall, this is a light story about finding who you really are at any age.
Quotes I liked:
I had loved him so long that my love for him had become a part of me. I could no sooner undo it than I could rewrite my own genetic code.”
– “When had I ceased to be a human a metamorphosed into a windowpane? Maybe people had been looking right through me for years, and I was only now realizing it.”
