The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre WardMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
2.5 stars generously rounded to 3. This book started so slow for me that I was seriously considering DNF'ing it. Around page 160 things started moving along. One thing that intrigued me was the main character's name - Charlotte Perkins. In 1892, the real Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote a famous short story titled "The Yellow Wall-Paper" and a yellow house was mentioned in this story. Also both Charlottes had difficult childhoods with absent fathers. But back to the current story.
Charlotte is a retired widow with three grown children from whow she feels estranged. Her best friend has just passed away and she is bereft, when she sees an ad for a "Become a Jetsetter" contest on tv one night. To win you have to tell the story of your greatest adventure. She sends her story off, and amazingly "wins" - with a little help from a friend. She decides to invite her children, hoping to reconnect with them. By the end of the cruise, she and her children have reconnected, secrets have been revealed and dealt with, and the family moves forward.
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