Abbie Slocum, a forty-something, average, middle of the road,
housewife and mother of teenage twin boys, tries desperately to
keep her outwardly idyllic life together while spiraling into a
dark pit of menopausal insanity. Her mind races with suicidal,
murderous thoughts so outside of her normal character that it
frightens her. The only person she can share the graphic images
from her hormonally addled mind with is her best friend, Rachel,
recently separated, and the mysterious and titillating Joan, a new
friend from Rachel's singles support group. Women have survived
this female passage of life since the beginning of time Why was
Abbie having so much trouble handling it? As the battle to maintain
her sanity rages on, Abbie, Rachel and Joan stumble into
unfortunate, borderline comical, circumstances that lead to wild
nights, experimenting with drugs and two suspicious deaths. Abbie's
cop husband, Conrad, tries desperately to understand what's
happening to his normally sweet wife. While vying for promotion,
his family gets embroiled in a media frenzy that swirls around a
murder trial in which Abbie is the primary suspect. Abbie takes the
reader on an old jalopy ride of uncharacteristic outbursts and wild
escapism that leads to tragedy and finally, into court where she
just might have to plead 'temporary insanity'. "Astonishingly
honest, this novel will take you on a wild ride with its
unforgettable protagonist, a woman who is on a journey of shocking
self-discovery. A book like 'Mental Pause' is long overdue and I am
sure it will speak to millions of women who like me, identify with
its message." Zvezdana Rashkovich, author, Dubai Wives "This novel
zips along at a cracking pace and is full of fun. I loved it." Jo
Parfitt, author and publisher "Abbie is riding the hormonal roller
coaster and hanging on for dear life. She finds herself in a body
she no longer recognizes, a marriage that feels overwhelming, and
she questions her very sanity. Her existence has become one big hot
flash inflamed by killer moods. A chance meeting seems to give her
the escape she's desperate for but at what cost? Accused of murder
she finds herself in a jail cell accompanied by her regrets and the
gnawing fear that her life may be changed forever. It's a kind of
mental pause that Abbie has never imagined, in a story that offers
no letup from start to satisfying finish. Change of life, anyone?
Mental Pause promises to take you way beyond." Stacey Donovan,
author/editor, Donovan Edits "Love, attraction, hot flashes,
pending empty nest, sizzling nights, shifting identity, the meaning
of friendship, surprising twists and missteps galore -- it's all
here Anne O'Connell has written a fun debut novel about one
menopausal woman's desire to let her hair down, and the trouble
that can result." Linda A. Janssen, author of The Emotionally
Resilient Expat
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