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    Better Off Without Him
    Better Off Without Him
    Better Off Without Him
    Audiobook8 hours

    Better Off Without Him

    Written by Dee Ernst

    Narrated by Gillian Vance

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Mona Berman has it all—a twenty-year marriage, a successful career as a romance novelist, and three teenage daughters. But when her husband, Brian, leaves her for someone younger, thinner, blonde, and French, she has to step back and take a good, long look at her life.

    First, her career. She can’t continue to write about “Happily Ever After,” so she changes the heroine of her new book from a hot young thing to a forty-something woman who manages to find happiness without a man. Her agent isn’t too happy—the heroine is how old? She doesn’t get the guy in the end? How is that even possible?

    But Mona is tough, and she’s got Anthony, her personal assistant, and a few good friends to cheer her on and keep the stiff martinis flowing. And Ben. Ben is her plumber, but not your average plumber. He’s smart enough to know that Brian was never good enough for her, and sexy enough to be cast as the romantic lead in quite a few of her books. The sound of his voice alone can send her imagination into full romantic overdrive.

    Then she meets Mitch, who might be just the guy for her. And there’s still Ben, who’s managed to come to her rescue more than once. But—there’s a book to publish, a soon-to-be-ex-husband to deal with, and what has Aunt Lily done this time?  

    Can Mona work this all out? Can life imitate art, and can Mona write her own happy ending?

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher235 Alexander Street
    Release dateAug 14, 2012
    ISBN9781094223872
    Better Off Without Him
    Author

    Dee Ernst

    DEE ERNST grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, and attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, where she majored in Journalism, thinking it would help her launch a writing career. She miscalculated, gave up writing entirely, and began a long career as a bookkeeper. Two husbands and two daughters later, Dee returned to the tri-state area—happily married—to begin her career as a writer with her debut novel, Maggie Finds Her Muse.

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    • 5/5
      This was well written. The narrator was perfect for this. I liked the realness and humor. It was an interesting and entertaining journey of an older mother (for once) finding herself after not realizing how lost she was to begin with. She was a robot without realizing for years and I think there are a gazillion women out there that could certainly relate to this story. I loved the Ben fantasies! Who wouldn't want to have a Ben to stare at from time to time? The various characters were described in a way that was easy to imagine them. Honestly, the entire story was easily imagined to me. I couldn't predict the end. It could have easily gone either way. There were never any boring moments or getting lost in endless and meaningless dialogue. Great story and worth the read.