This 2018 novel is a fine example of comedy with bite
The perfect recipe for a captivating beach read is all in the balance between sweet and salt, the humour and the heartache. It’s exciting to pick up a comedy novel with a bit of bite, that takes the reader in its teeth, ready to snarl or grin. Here then is Juliet McDaniel’s 2018 novel, Mr and Mrs American PieIt was released, to somewhat mixed reviews, in March with an all-star cast from Kristen Wiig to Laura Dern and pop star throwback Ricky Martin.
Set in the late 1960s to early 1970s, the turn of the decade sees Maxine’s life fall apart in spectacular fashion. Stuffed to the gills with Valium and cocktails, she unravels before the turkey is carved. In fact, she doesn’t let it get that far. Inebriated, she runs through the Palm Springs mansion with the turkey that’s too good for the likes of the guests, who all knew about her husband’s affair.
By way of the divorce settlement, she finds herself banished to Scottsdale, Arizona, for three years. For Maxine this truly is rock bottom; with little else to do, she must rebuild her life. Returning to her beauty pageant roots, she decides to get married and enter Mrs American Pie, a beauty contest for housewives. Limbering up for the contest, she tries on different versions of herself, by testing her acting skills in the Confession booth in a Catholic church.
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