When Life Gives You Lemons

by Lorna Barrett

Diane has it all. A great career, a beautiful home and a lavish lifestyle. When all that changes overnight, she is left with some very difficult decisions.

Suze feels invisible. Neither family nor friends seem to have noticed her gradual disappearance. She desperately needs to escape from the trap her life has become, but is there any way out?

Sarah’s world is rocked when her husband of over twenty years makes an astonishing admission. Everything she thought she knew is a lie. What will it take for her to accept the past and move on?

Laurie waits at home while her actor boyfriend Kevin goes to Hollywood for auditions. Then a devastating call from a stranger turns her world upside down.

Four best friends. When life lets them down, at least they have each other.

Genres: Fiction

450 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2014

Reviews

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[Mark Brandwein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic!

I took my time reading this book and it was well worth it! Great read for anybody that has experienced love and commitment! The characters are a perfect fit, in what I want to call, an incredible storyline! Read the book! Enjoy!

[James Stalnaker · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Life Gives You Lemons

I didn’t think I was going to like When Life Gives You Lemons. I was not crazy about the sexual side and disliked the language, thinking it unnecessary. The story itself was full of sub stories and the friendship of all the characters was fun to watch and heartwarming. I am glad I continued to read it until the end.

[Miriam Oddie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Light books like this aren’t my thing. I’m sorry I took a chance on this one. Aside from the simple plot and vocabulary, the derogatory comments made about gay people made me throw up in my mouth. I’ll be much more careful selecting light reads from now on.

[Aimée Bouwman · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*. Has a ‘Desperate Housewives’ vibe. A lot of spelling mistakes and typing errors.

[kathy crutchfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book!

I love how the friends deal with real life issues in mid life. 2nd book changed Diane's husband's name to James throughout and threw me for a bit.

[Vickie J. Clum · Rating 5 out of 5]

very entertaining

I truly enjoyed this book. It kept my interest with all the life problems and ways the characters handled each situation.

[Cassandra Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

great story

Once I was able to get past the swear words I really enjoyed reading about these 40 something Irish women

[Tess Ailshire · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a pleasant read, even given the challenges the characters face, and a nice testament to the power of friendship.

[Jill · Rating 2 out of 5]

Intertwined story of four women's lives as friends and support system. The editing on this book was horrible. At first I thought it was the fact that it was just a different style as the author was Irish but as I got further through the tenses or even the pronouns were often incorrect. Light read if you are traveling or on a beach.

[Joeydrew1122233 · Rating 1 out of 5]

this book was hot garbage, my friend made a new book cover, and it was 1 million kajilllion times better than this piece of work written by a braindead monkey. I hate this book with all of my being the very thought of reading makes me want to shrivel into a ball and die. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[Samantha Williamson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am seriously in love with this book! very quick and fun read. highly recommend to read