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Marrying George Clooney: Confessions from a Midlife Crisis

Awake in the small hours during menopause, Amy Ferris started writing down everything that kept her up: the funny, sad, outrageous and painfully honest moments of her days. Her thoughts drift to daydreams about marrying George Clooney, but they also turn to old boyfriends, frightening illnesses she looks up online, and luxurious spa retreats she imagines escaping to.

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She frets about her husband, leans on sleeping pills, and tries to organize online care for her mother, whose dementia is paired with an intense devotion to Jesus. Through it all she resists another cigarette and struggles with a bitter email feud with her brother. The book explores the wide range of feelings that come with this turning point in midlife.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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