Author: Becky Due
Publisher: Telemachus Press
Pages: 178
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1937698173
ISBN-13: 978-1937698171
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Amanda’s life is suddenly turned upside down when her husband tells her he wants a divorce. She realizes she no longer knows who she is – her life revolved around her husband. At age 40, she finds herself divorced, childless, living in an apartment with a roommate, with little education and no career path. Can Amanda heal her pain and find love again? Will she find the career of her dreams? When will Amanda realize that she deserves to be happy?
My Thoughts:
This book was AMAZING! I had started reading Traveling for Love a week ago and could never find the time to get back to it and guess what? I picked it up this morning and couldn’t put it down until it was finished! I love books like that. I have a theory about great books. One – the storyline has to keep me going. There was no skimming in this book. I took a couple of breaks to make sure my work online was done and I was back at it. Two – it teaches you something. I’ll get to this in a minute but not only am I following Amanda’s life journey with men and finding herself, but I’m learning about cruises and the various islands she stops off at as she finds herself. This part was so enjoyable!
After being dumped by her husband, Amanda goes on a self-love journey. She encounters various men in her life along the way and each one enables her to make one more step toward the right direction of learning who she is. All are important in some aspect – but she doesn’t know this until the end. I loved how Becky Due handled writing Amanda’s personality. I really hate when some women are portrayed as victims even when they are. I love a strong woman and I believe that Amanda was a very strong woman. I could tell so as I was reading it even though at times she had her doubts about herself and that’s what prompted her to take cruises. By herself. Could you take a cruise by yourself? I certain couldn’t because one I’m weenie and two I’d get upset seeing couples. But Amanda, ho-ney, she was right out there meeting different people who were meant to come into her life.
Let’s talk about Nick, her husband and soon to be ex as the story progresses. Oooooo….he can take a flying leap. But he’s typical of a lot of men unfortunately. These are men who only care about themselves. When he wants to do something, he expects his wife to do it with him but when she wants to do something, it’s like “Go ahead with your friends. Have fun.” Man that makes my blood boil. So lesson here to be learned is that there are men out there who do have the same likes you do, the trick is to find them.
The next man in Amanda’s life, I’m not sure if I liked him either. Sam. He wouldn’t ever talk about his personal life. It was like he had some deep secret. And all the guy wanted to do was have sex. Jesus Marie Sam. But, the sex was great according to Amanda who loved this new lifestyle of being able to finally do what she wanted and when she wanted with no strings attached. She was getting close to Sam, then something happened but I don’t want to give it away.
The next guy was a guy she met on a cruise ship. He seemed nice enough but there was something about him I didn’t think he was right for Amanda, but the next guy after that, I really liked him even though he did a few things that made you think he might not be right for her as well.
Amanda tended to pick guys who seemed to have hangups about the girlfriend thing until she finally…well I can’t give that away, can I?
One thing I want to mention and another reason why I loved this book so much is that I really enjoyed reading about Amanda’s cruises. I have never been on a cruise ship before and the author made it feel as if I were right there!
You’ll have to read this book; it’s about one woman’s journey to find herself. Reminds me a little about Love. Eat. Pray. But so much better.
I give this book a 5 stars and can’t wait the next book by Becky Due!
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