Cora Sledge is horrified when her children, who doubt her ability
to take care of herself, plot to remove her from her home. So what
if her house is a shambles? Who cares when she last changed her
clothes? If an eighty-two-year-old widow wants to live on junk
food, pills, and cigarettes, hasn't she earned the right? When her
kids force her into The Palisades, an assisted living facility,
Cora takes to her bed, planning to die as soon as possible. But
life isn't finished with her yet, not by a long shot.
Deciding that truth is the best revenge, Cora begins to write a
tell-all journal that reveals once and for all the secret she has
guarded since she was a young woman. In entries that are profane,
profound, and gossipy, she chronicles her childhood in rural
Missouri, her shotgun wedding, and the terrible event that changed
the course of her life. Intermingled with her reminiscences is an
account of the day-to-day dramas at The Palisades--her budding
romance with a suave new resident, feuds with her tablemates, her
rollicking camaraderie with the man who oversees her health care,
and the sinister cloud of suspicion that descends as a series of
petty crimes sets everyone on edge. The story builds to a powerful
climax as Cora's revelations about her past mesh with the
unraveling intrigue in the present.
Cora is by turns outrageous, irreverent, and wickedly funny.
Despite a life with more than its share of disappointment and
struggle, she refuses to go gently into her twilight years,
remaining intensely curious, disinclined to play it safe, and
willing to start over. "Breaking Out of Bedlam" captures the
loneliness and secrets that lurk within families, the hardscrabble
reality facing women with limited resources, and the resilience of
a woman who survives, despite all the odds, through an unlikely
combination of passion, humor, and faith.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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