The Sugar Ticket

De: Susan Jean Ricci

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

From the award winning Dinosaurs and Cherry Stems, Cindy and Jay DeMatteo return in the sequel The Sugar Ticket, a tale that chronicles their marital journey as they alleviate a sour past and embrace a sweeter future together. Join these two midlife adolescents as they learn how to gently overcome their marital hurdles, especially with Christmas and a special birthday on the horizon. Cindy and Jay are always stepping out of the box of normalcy, while they explore new adventures, both the exhilarating and the humdrum. Enjoy their light-hearted humor and occasional rants, while they meet their daily tribulations head on. Cheer for them as they face the most fundamental challenge of all: Staying in love forever.

Cindy's love story, with a light touch of humor

I read the Kindle version a few years ago and couldn’t resist getting the audio edition, which brought the story to life.

Written with self deprecating humor, Cindy’s voice in this book presents the hope that having gone through two marriages in the past, the third time is the charm. "During Jay's courtship, I spent a lot of time figuring out how to deal with his emotional support, simply because I wasn't used to it. Now that we're married... it's not something I take for granted."

It is after the wedding ceremony that the real challenges begin: learning to live together, to adjust to the particular sensitivities of each other: "Our ex-spouses soon joined the taboo topic list... Since he has never uttered a nasty word about either of his former wives, this kind of make me wonder why he ever divorced at all."

These words summed it best for me: "The Sugar Ticket is the sweetness of your present when you alleviate the sour taste of the past."