This title has caused discussion in our male dominated house resulting in a post on my husband's Facebook page asking should he be concerned that I was reading this book. The post caused some amusement among his Facebook friends, including one whose wife had already read it.
Ruby thought that her marriage was fine until the day of her 50th birthday when she discovered that her husband was having an affair. Then she received communication from her doctor's surgery informing her that she had terminal cancer. Consequently after consuming too much alcohol she caused a stir at her birthday party when she told her friends and family what she thought of them. All in all it was not a good day.
To say that Ruby's extended family is dysfunctional would be an understatement. Her two older sisters, Emerald and Amber do not talk to each other and their mother is demanding and seems determined to extend the rift between her daughters. When Ruby first received the medical diagnosis (she later discovered there was an error) she booked three passages on the first cruise ship leaving Sydney so that she and her sisters could have a holiday away from their families and reconcile their differences. Ruby also decided that she needed some husband replacement therapy. The sisters eventually all agree to go but when on board they discovered that their three week relaxing holiday was a Cougar Cruise. This was when the fun started.
Kathy Lette has created a career writing quirky, over the top, but humourous books about women and female issues and I have enjoyed three other titles in the past. In recent interviews the author has described the characters in this novel as 'women ageing disgracefully'.
All in all the book provides many laughs and is a good way to escape for an hour or two, especially during the challenging times of 2020.
Dymock's Chapter One - Kathy Lette talking about her new book, Husband Replacement Therapy 22 May 2020 - video
Kathy Lette also launched HRT Husband Replacement Therapy from London on the Better Reading Facebook page on 6 May.
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