Lunch Bucket Lists

by Jean Youkers

Lunch Bucket Lists explores themes of honesty, vulnerability and forgiveness among friends. Orchid, Laura, Elizabeth and Clarissa love living full-time in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware's popular vacation destination. They meet for lunch after Zumba class each week to discuss their goals, concerns and anything that's happening in their lives. All are talented and mature women whose strengths see them through the muck that results when their respective foibles collide - secrets, lies, unexpected romances, even a bit of shoplifting. Laura's charming new women's shop, a missing necklace and an interfering mother with a psychic consultant create more challenges and intrigue for the four. The Atlantic Ocean provides a backdrop of stability as the women progress toward their bucket list goals and maintain their supportive alliance. As in real life, serious and humorous situations are intertwined, to be enjoyed or endured with good friends.

236 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 29, 2021

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book for the beach - especially if you are acquainted with Rehoboth Beach. Not my usual genre.
Four friends, Orchid, Laura, Elizabeth and Clarissa meet weekly for lunch after Zumba class. There is intrigue amid the information that they share or not share with each other.

At one of the lunch trips, they consider creating bucket lists. This is a very supportive group of women.

How do each of them deals with their own secrets? Will the friendships survive? Read to find out.

[I like what I like · Rating 2 out of 5]

I pick up any book that involves relationships between female friends as such friendships have been an important part of my life. I found that I couldn’t relate though to much of the actions of these characters and thought the situations were not realistic. It was an okay read, one I stuck with just to get to some resolution, but not a book I recommend.

[Krystina Schuler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a delightful story that touches upon heavy issues with a light touch. A funny, touching, exploration of female friendships and a great beach read.

[Christina McDonald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun to read. Loved seeing all the Rehoboth and Lewes places mentioned in the book.