Finished this book last night and I am glad I picked this book. Thanks nwpassage for sending this to me.

I really enjoyed the Maid story and I caught myself laughing out loud at some occasions. Just what I needed. ( )

Funny and intriguing look at what happens when you're kicked out of suburbia's clique: In Wendy Wax's newest story, Single in Suburbia, mother and housewife of eighteen years, Amanda Sheridan is forced to go out and get a job after her husband leaves her. When Amanda files for divorce, she discovers their finances are not what she always believed, so, she's forced to make the transition from Stay At Home Mom to member of the work force. Unfortunately, her skills are quite lacking.

That's where Maid For You comes in. Amanda knows the one thing she is truly good at is cleaning. And what does every bored and stay at home mom in suburbia need? A maid! Enter Solange, aka Amanda Sheridan disguised as a French maid.

With the help of her two friends, Candace and Brooke, Amanda starts to navigate the waters of suburban life while being single. It's harsh and a quite a rude awakening for her, but Wendy Wax imbues Amanda's character with resilancy and strength. She doesn't back down from challenges and to her, the most important people in her life, her children, need her more than ever. Whether through tears or laughter, Amanda and her friends cope and excel in their new career.

Single in Suburbia features a very humorous plot. It's serious, no doubt, but Ms. Wax doesn't make it melodramatic. Rather, she shows how Amanda is getting on with life. There's no doubt that Amanda isn't a tad scared of the new challenges awaiting her, but she's also not too afraid to tackle them. Add in lots of wacky and off the cuff situations, a little romance with a few single suburban males, and you've got the perfect ticket to a fun and entertaining story. Thankfully, it doesn't take itself too seriously. Rather, Wendy Wax knows how to keep the lessons implied in the story personal and simple, without creating a big monologue of melodrama.

Single in Suburbia is the world of fiction's answer to Desperate Housewives, with a much more interesting premise and some characters who are sure to leave good impressions.

Single in Suburbia is a novel about three unlikely women(each with a secret) who are paired together to work the concession stand at their kids little league game. Through this chance occurrence, the women form a strong friendship and a lifelong bond. Amanda Sheridan's life is falling apart at the beginning of the novel. Her husband of almost twenty years, Rob, has just left her and her two children for a woman named Tiffany who is half his age. Not only has Rob's leaving affected the family, it's also affected their finances since Rob was the sole breadwinner of the family. Amanda's so ashamed of what's happened with Rob, she hiding the situation from her parents who she feels won't understand since they've been married 40 years. Brooke Mackenize can best be described as a trophy wife who is becoming dusty. Although she is smart(an accountant)married to successful business man and has a beautiful house, Brooke's not happy. The main reason for Brooke's unhappiness is that she has no friends and she is getting tired of keeping her secret from her husband Hap. Brooke's has no friends in the suburb because many of the women view her as the enemy because of her "perfect" looks and she was formerly the "other woman" before she married her husband.Her secret is that she grew up in a single parent home and her mother worked as a maid anywhere she could to pay the bills. Candace Sugarman is a three time divorced women who is currently dating a man who owns a small law firm. Although Candace is in love with Dan, her mother Hannah, feels that Dan isn't worthy of her and she needs to be with someone with more money and a higher social standing. Candace can't bear dealing with her mothers criticism of her and her choices, so she's keeping the fact that she's dating Dan a secret. The plot of "single in suburbia" is that after Rob leaves Amanda, she is left without a way to pay bills as well as keep the house her family lives in. She doesn't know what to do considering that she has been a stay at home mom for 18 years. This is where Brooke comes into the picture with the idea that Amanda should get a job to support her family. After Amanda does a lot of job hunting, she decides to start a cleaning service since several of her neighbors are having problems with their maids.While Amanda has no problem cleaning houses, she is worried about what her former friends and what her kids will think.Therefore in order to make money and no be found out by her neighbors, she disguises herself. Initally, Amanda has no trouble cleaning the houses and still have energy to give to her kids. Eventually as the business grows, Amanda gets tired and Brooke and Candace decide to help her out. Along the way, a attractive single father moves into the neighborhood which further complicates her already complicated life. In the course of reading the book, while it wasn't the best book ,I still found myself caring about the characters.Will Amanda and her friends get caught? Will Brooke tell her husband the truth about her mother? Will Candace ever stand up to her mother? Overall, while the book was an okay read,it moved too slowly for me. While the first chapters did a good job in introducing the characters, the story really did not pick up speed until Chapter 6.Also, the story has a very predictable ending in that all the problems were resolved and everyone pretty much lived happily ever after. Although all the secrets had been exposed for the most part, there were no major changes in the lives of the characters. I'm not saying that all novels should end in a realistic way, I'm just saying that it would be nice to show that life doesn't always end up perfectly. ( )

Single in Suburbia is a novel about three unlikely women(each with a secret) who are paired together to work the concession stand at their kids little league game. Through this chance occurrence, the women form a strong friendship and a lifelong bond. Amanda Sheridan's life is falling apart at the beginning of the novel. Her husband of almost twenty years, Rob, has just left her and her two children for a woman named Tiffany who is half his age. Not only has Rob's leaving affected the family, it's also affected their finances since Rob was the sole breadwinner of the family. Amanda's so ashamed of what's happened with Rob, she hiding the situation from her parents who she feels won't understand since they've been married 40 years. Brooke Mackenize can best be described as a trophy wife who is becoming dusty. Although she is smart(an accountant)married to successful business man and has a beautiful house, Brooke's not happy. The main reason for Brooke's unhappiness is that she has no friends and she is getting tired of keeping her secret from her husband Hap. Brooke's has no friends in the suburb because many of the women view her as the enemy because of her "perfect" looks and she was formerly the "other woman" before she married her husband.Her secret is that she grew up in a single parent home and her mother worked as a maid anywhere she could to pay the bills. Candace Sugarman is a three time divorced women who is currently dating a man who owns a small law firm. Although Candace is in love with Dan, her mother Hannah, feels that Dan isn't worthy of her and she needs to be with someone with more money and a higher social standing. Candace can't bear dealing with her mothers criticism of her and her choices, so she's keeping the fact that she's dating Dan a secret. The plot of "single in suburbia" is that after Rob leaves Amanda, she is left without a way to pay bills as well as keep the house her family lives in. She doesn't know what to do considering that she has been a stay at home mom for 18 years. This is where Brooke comes into the picture with the idea that Amanda should get a job to support her family. After Amanda does a lot of job hunting, she decides to start a cleaning service since several of her neighbors are having problems with their maids.While Amanda has no problem cleaning houses, she is worried about what her former friends and what her kids will think.Therefore in order to make money and no be found out by her neighbors, she disguises herself. Initally, Amanda has no trouble cleaning the houses and still have energy to give to her kids. Eventually as the business grows, Amanda gets tired and Brooke and Candace decide to help her out. Along the way, a attractive single father moves into the neighborhood which further complicates her already complicated life. In the course of reading the book, while it wasn't the best book ,I still found myself caring about the characters.Will Amanda and her friends get caught? Will Brooke tell her husband the truth about her mother? Will Candace ever stand up to her mother? Overall, while the book was an okay read,it moved too slowly for me. While the first chapters did a good job in introducing the characters, the story really did not pick up speed until Chapter 6.Also, the story has a very predictable ending in that all the problems were resolved and everyone pretty much lived happily ever after. Although all the secrets had been exposed for the most part, there were no major changes in the lives of the characters. I'm not saying that all novels should end in a realistic way, I'm just saying that it would be nice to show that life doesn't always end up perfectly. ( )

Single in Suburbia is a novel about three unlikely women(each with a secret) who are paired together to work the concession stand at their kids little league game. Through this chance occurrence, the women form a strong friendship and a lifelong bond. Amanda Sheridan's life is falling apart at the beginning of the novel. Her husband of almost twenty years, Rob, has just left her and her two children for a woman named Tiffany who is half his age. Not only has Rob's leaving affected the family, it's also affected their finances since Rob was the sole breadwinner of the family. Amanda's so ashamed of what's happened with Rob, she hiding the situation from her parents who she feels won't understand since they've been married 40 years. Brooke Mackenize can best be described as a trophy wife who is becoming dusty. Although she is smart(an accountant)married to successful business man and has a beautiful house, Brooke's not happy. The main reason for Brooke's unhappiness is that she has no friends and she is getting tired of keeping her secret from her husband Hap. Brooke's has no friends in the suburb because many of the women view her as the enemy because of her "perfect" looks and she was formerly the "other woman" before she married her husband.Her secret is that she grew up in a single parent home and her mother worked as a maid anywhere she could to pay the bills. Candace Sugarman is a three time divorced women who is currently dating a man who owns a small law firm. Although Candace is in love with Dan, her mother Hannah, feels that Dan isn't worthy of her and she needs to be with someone with more money and a higher social standing. Candace can't bear dealing with her mothers criticism of her and her choices, so she's keeping the fact that she's dating Dan a secret. The plot of "single in suburbia" is that after Rob leaves Amanda, she is left without a way to pay bills as well as keep the house her family lives in. She doesn't know what to do considering that she has been a stay at home mom for 18 years. This is where Brooke comes into the picture with the idea that Amanda should get a job to support her family. After Amanda does a lot of job hunting, she decides to start a cleaning service since several of her neighbors are having problems with their maids.While Amanda has no problem cleaning houses, she is worried about what her former friends and what her kids will think.Therefore in order to make money and no be found out by her neighbors, she disguises herself. Initally, Amanda has no trouble cleaning the houses and still have energy to give to her kids. Eventually as the business grows, Amanda gets tired and Brooke and Candace decide to help her out. Along the way, a attractive single father moves into the neighborhood which further complicates her already complicated life. In the course of reading the book, while it wasn't the best book ,I still found myself caring about the characters.Will Amanda and her friends get caught? Will Brooke tell her husband the truth about her mother? Will Candace ever stand up to her mother? Overall, while the book was an okay read,it moved too slowly for me. While the first chapters did a good job in introducing the characters, the story really did not pick up speed until Chapter 6.Also, the story has a very predictable ending in that all the problems were resolved and everyone pretty much lived happily ever after. Although all the secrets had been exposed for the most part, there were no major changes in the lives of the characters. I'm not saying that all novels should end in a realistic way, I'm just saying that it would be nice to show that life doesn't always end up perfectly. ( )