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    my point of view for Second Helpings: A Humorous Contemporary Novel by Linda Wood Rondeau

    July 31, 2020 in my point of view
    • Second Helpings: A Humorous Contemporary Novel

    Can her marriage be saved?

    Today is Jocelyn Johnson’s forty-fifth birthday. Unhappy with her marriage of twenty-two years, she has planned a noonday tryst with her talk-show cohost. A phone call from her college daughter, a peek into her teenaged son’s journal, a sick preschooler, a Goth daughter’s identity crisis, a middle-school son’s prank, and her husband’s inflamed suspicions, not only interfere with her hopeful birthday plans but throw her family into more chaos than a circus on steroids.

    In desperate need of counsel, Jocelyn invites a Christian, her guest from her morning talk-show segment, to dinner. However, the evening holds little promise of calm. In the midst of bedlam, a forgotten faith rekindles causing Jocelyn to rethink her life and her marriage.

    You will laugh and you will cry from the first page to the last as you journey through the day’s events and Jocelyn’s search for Second Helpings.

    my point of view:

    I want to start off by telling you this is my very first post for Celebrite Lit Bloggers and I am honored to be here, I thank you very much for the opportunity. I was a little surprised by the start of the story, not having read anything by this author before.

    This story is fairly fast paced, and other than the epilougue, it all takes place in one super jam packed day. The chaos of the main characters 45th birthday is a lot to take in, and in all honesty, I was a little nervous about the beginning of the story. A woman married for 20+ years contemplating having an affair with a co-worker is truly not my “cup of tea”. Getting to know her husband and children in the middle of all the conflict is intense and you find yourself caught up in all the drama quickly! However, once you get pulled into this family’s dynamics, you find yourself invested in what is happening with her marriage and children and needing to know how this will come about!

    For me, Naomi is the bright light and shining star of the novel….I absolutely adored her! In the midst of the storm, she is the anchor that manages to right the ship and set Jocelyn and her family on the right course. Seeing the turn around and how Jocelyn embraces her faith once again is truly inspiring. I was quite pleased with the journey.

    About Linda Wood Rondeau   

    Selah Award winner, and Carol Awards finalist, Linda Wood Rondeau writes to demonstrate that our worst past, surrendered to God, becomes our best future. Her books are inspired by her many years as a social worker, why her voice hits home with complex characters who walk off the page, and why readers relate to her non-fiction as well.

    Humor, another guarantee in a Rondeau book, is also prevalent in her non-fiction. She is a frequent guest on blogs, online magazines, traditionally published periodicals and writes a recurring column for her hometown newspaper, Malone Telegram. Readers will also enjoy her website blog, Snark and Sensibility:http://www.lindarondeau.com

    The author is a breast cancer survivor and a recovering food addict. A Toastmaster graduate, she enjoys speaking to groups on her experiences as well as the writing life. The author loves to hear from readers. You may contact her through her website, www.lindarondeau.com, on Facebook, Goodreads, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Google Plus, Linked In, or via any of her publishers.

    The author is also a writing consultant, The First Hundred Pages, and details are on her website http://www.lindarondeau.com.

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    1. AvatarDeana says

      July 31, 2020 at 12:32 pm

      Welcome to the team. Your review was wonderful and I enjoyed reading it.

      • AvatarPaula Marie says

        August 2, 2020 at 9:23 am

        Thank you so much! Looking forward to being here!

    2. AvatarLinda Wood Rondeau says

      July 31, 2020 at 1:02 pm

      Thank you for your review today.

      • AvatarPaula Marie says

        August 2, 2020 at 9:23 am

        You are most welcome, thank you!

    3. AvatarLinda Wood Rondeau says

      July 31, 2020 at 1:04 pm

      I’m pleased to be here today.

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