Waking Up in Dixie

First book that I read by Haywood Smith. This one Was laugh out loud funny. Elizabeth, trapped in a loveless marriage as her husband has turned his back on her years ago, seeks a friendship with another man. Howe her husband has a stroke and wakes up wanting everything that Elizabeth has regretted losing when they drifted apart. The way he goes about saving their marriage is not how Elizabeth has dreamed of their peacemaking. No filters and making amends in challenging his previous lifestyle, he sends Elizabeth reeling and there is still the new “friendship” to consider. Howell’s past catches up with him but dealing with it in his new and honest way may not save the day. Elizabeth is strong and sometimes silly in her desire to finally stand up for herself but easy to empathize as the problems she deals with, adult child relationships, loneliness and 2 new chances at love are understandable issues. It’s Chic lit of course but well worth the read.