Kate Lehrer

This was a very slow read for me as I was never able to get into the story. The plot was simple and boring. The characters, not well drawn, were one-dimensional. The dialogue was stilted and bland. The plot idea was intriguing, but unfortunately Ms. Lehrer was unable to do anything with it. The story lacked an ending. It appeared Michelle was finally getting a grip on herself, taking control of her life, figuring out who she really was, and what she wanted in life. But no, she maintained the hectic out-of-control chaotic lifestyle she created for herself. Thus the same issues are due to resurface again down the road as the problems the book presented were never resolved.

The only reason the book was published was due to the fact she was married to Jim Lehrer (at the time) and he must have greased some palms or called in some favors. Otherwise this book would never have seen the light of day, and that would have been a better thing.… (altro)

Michelle Banyan, long-time wife of international corporate lawyer, Steve Banyan, and woman behind the image of Daisy Strait Enterprises (an efficiency expert), finds herself in a tenuous position after accidentally backing over Wilson Collins after a speaking engagement in Texas. Out of guilt, she sticks by him for a few days to help him with his recovery and ultimately finds herself drawn to him and to the "plucky Mickey" person he envisions her to be.

They begin an affair which she at first thinks will be temporary but instead she falls in love with him and with the person she becomes when she's with him. Unfortunately, she has not admitted the truth to him about having a husband back in New York, even when she and Wilson end up in Las Vegas for their own wedding ceremony.

This is the story of how she tries to keep it all together--her two separate lives with two different husbands and their respective friendship circles, and another life as her alter-ego, Daisy Strait, and the joys and anxiety caused by her blossoming fame and how that could expose everything.

It was stressful and disappointing to see her string out her selfishness and big-time dishonesty to her two very different but kind husbands. It was an unusual twist, however, to see the bigamist being a woman rather than a man. This reminds me of Charles Kuralt's perfidy, although his "shadow family" knew about his first family at least. It should make both men and women pause a bit when they or their spouse travel a lot for business, especially if it's obvious the marital relationship is put on the back burner.… (altro)