HUSBANDS, HOT FLASHES, AND ALL THAT HULLABALOO!
Menopausal Musings from a Midlife Mama
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Vicky DeCoster, award-winning humor writer and author of The Wacky World of Womanhood, will have you laughing out loud at the realities of life as a middle-aged woman as she takes you on a hilarious hormonal journey. Any woman tackling the second act of her life can relate to DeCoster’s humorous personal essays as she makes fun of matrimony malfunctions, female fervor, corporate craziness, parenting pandemonium, and aging anatomies. This new-age Erma Bombeck entertains readers with her comical anecdotes on dieting with her husband, the roller coaster of emotions that accompany trying on swimming suits after the age of forty, and the unwelcome neuroses that often occur during parenthood. Husbands, Hot Flashes, and All That Hullabaloo! will leave you with the comforting thought that life is too funny to take seriously!
“Any woman who has experienced hormones, children, or a man in her life will LOVE this book. Vicky DeCoster’s gift for laugh-out-loud storytelling is sensational, timeless, and right on. You’ll be giggling long after you finish the book. Husbands, Hot Flashes, and All That Hullabaloo! is destined to become a classic!”
—Pam Crooks, Harlequin Romance Author
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THE WACKY WORLD OF WOMANHOOD
Essays on Girlhood, Dating, Motherhood, and the Loss of Matching Underwear
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BOOK DESCRIPTION
In The Wacky World of Womanhood, Vicky
DeCoster shares her humorous personal essays on childhood crises, dating
dilemmas, marriage mishaps, parenthood pitfalls, and mid-life mayhem. She
entertains readers with such hilarious anecdotes as choosing her first pair
of glasses, mending a broken heart, nursing a sick husband back to health,
having an affair with her carpet cleaner, suffering through a mid-life crisis,
and reviewing the contents of her unmentionables drawer. Vicky DeCoster’s
“laugh out loud” stories are true and heartwarming, and offer
an inside look at the wacky world of womanhood.
**The Wacky World of Womanhood has been
awarded the prestigious Editor’s Choice
Distinction award from the editors at iUniverse. The award is given
based on a high scoring manuscript with superior content and a commitment
to excellence.
Vicky DeCoster's book, The Wacky World of Womanhood, really hits home!
The humor is real and keeps the reader engrossed throughout the entire
book. (I've even wondered at times if she somehow tapped into my
head...) A breath of fresh air, and a fabulous must read for ALL
women!
Tori Lemke
Executive Editor, Her Magazine
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Chicken Soup for the Soul in Menopause!
Menopause--a roller coaster of emotions, memory loss, and hot flashes ... and that's just the beginning!
Do you keep forgetting where you left the car keys, not to mention the car, or find yourself making mad dashes through the house, stripping off your clothes and heading for the freezer? How about sneaking a peek at the mirror more often than normal, chasing down all of those distracting chin hairs, or gazing down at your chest, which is slowly heading south? Well, if this sounds familiar, you have undoubtedly become part of the sisterhood of menopause!
Menopause, in all its glorious phases, is the subjectof this laugh-out-loud collection, written by women in mid-life. Millions of women each year fight gray hair, spreading waistlines, and foggy memories as they become part of this sisterhood. In Chicken Soup for the Soul in Menopause , you'll gain a fresh perspective and feel empowered through the anecdotes and insights of women just like you!
For an autographed copy of the book, email Vicky DeCoster at
vdecoster@wackywomanhood.com
Books are $14.95 each plus shipping.
“Some writers make you laugh. Some make you think. Vicky DeCoster does both. Her refreshingly honest and humorous insights into human nature—particularly family dynamics—are always a source of amusement and inspiration.”
Jon Wesslen
Television writer/producer, A & E Biography Series, The History Channel
“Vicky DeCoster’s writing style is delightfully uplifting and refreshing. It mirrors her personality and her outlook on the little things in life that often matter the most.”
John B. Davis, M.D.
Retired Surgeon and author of Two Tough to Die and The War Letters
"Vicky DeCoster is the next Erma Bombeck. Her vignettes hit home with light, humorous views of what we all experience in life."
Keith Dutch
Vicky’s former classmate who still considers English a second language (only to Pig Latin)
“The Wacky World of Womanhood was a pleasure to read. I literally “laughed out loud” at several moments. Vicky is truly funny. This book will appeal to readers of many generations.”
Editor, iUniverse
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