PLAYING WITH GROWN-UPS

Playing With Grown-Ups by Sophie Dahl - There is a sub-genre to the Disfunctional Family Lives genre of reading material. It's the Disfunctional Mother group that began with Mommie Dearest. (It may have begun before Mommie Dearest but that would take a few minutes of research which I don't have time for at this moment). Playing With Grown-Ups is a great little read. Since the mom is so sweet and fun, one doesn't realize the genre until near the end of the book when things in the house really really begin to disintegrate. I liked that about this book. That I liked the antagonist. We all do, which is what makes her so tricky, and makes the book so readable and different from your run of the mill mom-bash.

The weather is here today, day after Labor Day, so I'm off to the beach for a walk and a swim and to finish a wonderful wonderful book. Watch here for a 5 star review.