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The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted
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- Narrated by: Elizabeth Berg
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 08-25-08
- Language: English
- Publisher: Random House Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $27.93
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Publisher's Summary
Every now and then, right in the middle of an ordinary day, a woman rebels, kicks up her heels, and commits a small act of liberation.
What would you do, if you were going to break out and away? Go AWOL from Weight Watchers and spend an entire day eating every single thing you want - and then some? Start a dating service for people over 50 to reclaim the razzle-dazzle in your life - or your marriage? Seek comfort in the face of aging, look for love in the midst of loss, find friendship in the most surprising of places?
Imagine that the people in these wonderful stories - who do all of these things and more - are asking you, "What would you do, if nobody was looking?"
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- Laiza
- Boondall, QLD, Australia
- 04-10-09
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I must admit that I could not finish listening to this book. I got about 2 hours into it and could not get into it. However the parts that I did listen to weren't to bad, a lot of it being relatable and true to life. Due to it being short stories, there is no continuity, so if you like that kind of style you should like this book.