Lindsay Graves To Catch a Husband

To Catch a Husband

Lindsay Graves

Ballantine, Sep 2006, $13.95

ISBN: 0345485483

In Colina Linda, California the fearsome female foursome are friends of a sort as survivors of the deadliest combat known to humanity, the divorce wars. They each in fact triumphed in combat coming out of the courts battle in excellent condition as they took their spouses for at least half of their worth. Now the ex-wives quartet meets to discuss charity ventures, but the real not hidden agenda is gossip mostly about the men in their lives or those they would like in their lives.

Jessica DiSantini, Lally Chandler, Caitlin Latch and Janey Martinez meet for lunch where the current discussion focuses on newly divorced hunk suave David Clemente, whose spouse dumped him for their art dealer; his billions add to his charm. Each of the women want David as their escort to charity events, galas, and the boudoir so they compete for his affection at the same time that other sirens and vultures hone in on their prey especially a housebreaker who invades their homes and darkest secrets.

Though probably this book will be banned by those who insist marriage is sacred in spite of a fifty percent divorce rate, this irreverent look at relationships is amusing and witty. The four female predators are right out of Desperate Housewives, but actually should be dubbed desperate divorcees. However the key to this fine contemporary character study is that readers will empathize with the four females, who use their earned dysfunctional relationship badge as a means to hide their deep rooted vulnerability. Lindsay Graves pokes fun at societal relationships with the amusing Ex-Wives club.

Harriet Klausner