Frothy comedy about second chances, second weddings, and second childhoods.

Phyllis Geronomous, facing 70 and more years of widowhood than she thinks she can tolerate, decides to uproot herself from the Florida retirement community her late husband insisted on, and to move back to New York, where she can keep a better eye on her adult children, none of whom has lived up to her expectations.

Meanwhile, the children, on learning of her plans, fly into various panic modes. None of them wants Mom meddling in their lives at this point, and none can take on the expense of supporting her without dire consequences to their own careers.

The obvious solution, then, is to marry Mom off to some rich old geezer who will keep her happy and occupied. And, with the plot firmly set up, it is expertly manipulated and milked by Goldsmith, who keeps the one-liners coming and stirs hit-and-miss matchmaking together with a cast of delightfully-drawn characters. Most readers will see how all the resolutions tie up into neat bows long before the package is really wrapped, but nobody cares.

It’s a fun read. ( )

Overall this was a good story with a cute ending. Aside from a few characters I found to be annoying, I really enjoyed it. Would recommend this book to women. ( )

to be read

Drie kinderen krijgen de schrik van hun leven als hun 70-jarige bemoeizieke moeder bij hen wil gaan wonen en proberen haar uit te huwelijken aan een miljonair. ( )

Fun, light novel ( )