~Book Review - The Late, Lamented Molly Marx by Sally Koslow~

Molly Marx is thirty-five years old when she passes away under "mysterious" circumstances. Was it murder? An accident? Suicide? Her family and friends are left with a lot of unanswered questions. While her death is being investigated, Molly watches from where she is...a place called The Duration. For a limited amount of time after her death, Molly will be able to watch her family and friends move on, and live their lives without her.

Molly's main interest is her 4 year old daughter Annabel. Watching her continue to grow up without her is not easy, especially since her philandering husband has a girlfriend that is moving right into the spot that Molly just vacated as wife and mother.

Molly relives her time on earth with lightheartedness and humor. While the story does not describe the place where Molly is now, The Duration, it instead focuses on her life before and after her passing.

From her cheating husband, boisterious sister, interfering mother-in-law and her sometime-lover,Molly's diatribe is spirited and lively. Her character is one that you will fall in love with, and will have you laughing out loud.

Four Stars
Ballantine Books 2009
ISBN: 978-0-345-50620-7

~Teaser Tuesday~ 6-30-09

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:* Grab your current read* Open to a random page* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! ;)

Here is mine:

"I hurt for my parents, who have been forced to surrender half their heart. I hurt for all of them and I hurt for me, because I miss every one of these tortured people whom I love and whom I've left behind, broken and bleeding." Page 88, The Late, Lamented Molly Marx by Sally Koslow

What's YOUR teaser today?