Sylvia's Second Act

A Novel

Her husband’s cheating on her. She hates Boca. Sylvia is mad and she isn’t going to take it anymore. She’s moving back north, to the city of her dreams—with her best friend, Evie, in tow. Think a screwball comedy featuring a sophisticated Thelma and Louise with martinis in hand . . .

When sixty-three-year-old Sylvia finds her husband in bed with the floozy of their Boca retirement community, she’s shocked and furious . . . at first. By the time her head stops spinning, Sylvia realizes that actually, this isn’t what she wants anymore anyway.

So she enlists her best friend, the glamorous older widow Evie, to join her in setting up a new life in Manhattan. Sylvia’s ex-husband may have lost her life savings, but Sylvia and Evie are scrappy and determined, unopposed to pawning jewelry and roughing it in tiny apartments. And before long, Sylvia signs on to revive her decades-old wedding planning business with a former professional rival. Sylvia has a lot to prove, and beneath it all, she can’t help but wonder: Will she ever be able to get back into the dating game?

Sylvia doesn't want to be twenty-five or thirty again. Her age gives her wisdom, experience, and perspective. A career, sex, fun, and a new romance—her entire second act is stretched out in front of her, beckoning to her. It’s her time, and watch out, world, Sylvia is coming!

So many laughs!

Great story with a lot of humor. The narrator was very good too! I am recommending to my friends!

Just what I needed

I needed love, drama and laughter. This book delivers! I’ll be looking for more from this author

Fantastic read/listen!!! A must!

Loved the characters, story, reading. Loved it all!! So fun and highly recommend to all!

Very Much Enjoyed!

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. You can’t help but like Sylvia, and many of her adventures were so relatable. It was refreshing to experience that there is life after 60, and I found myself laughing at several of the situations in which she found herself. Can’t wait to share this book with my friends!

Charmed

What a charming story! It gets a little mired in irrelevant details, but something new is always happening. That characters are memorable and unique. It’s good to see a woman find her voice! And even stick by it :)