contemporary fiction
In Tired Ladies Take a Stand, we follow four best friends as they
navigate their 40s and the stress that comes with the expectations of
women over time. I enjoyed Gretchen Anthony's characters, but I also
found them so similar on the page that it took me about half the book to
remember which friend she was writing about. Their voices - and in many
ways their lives - were so similar that it often felt like they were
interchangeable. Don't get me wrong, she does differentiate between the
women, but unless they are talking about one of those differences, they
generally speak with the same voice.
Still, as a woman of a
certain age, I related to Emma, Fern, Carolina and Andi and how they
managed (or didn't) their children, spouses - both current and former -
jobs, and each other. I enjoyed seeing how they were there for each
other and how their lives and friendships didn't fall apart when they
didn't agree. I was disappointed by each of the women at some point or
another in the book, but that's life, isn't it? Ultimately, I enjoyed
eavesdropping on seven months of these friends' lives.
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