This is a blast of a book...These women are interesting! Their wit, and the author's, led to several laugh out loud moments. They're not old fogeys but they do have to make some serious decisions about how they want their lives to be; about what is and is not acceptable to them now they have faced the fact their lives didn't pan out as gloriously as their young selves expected. This is feminism in action and no one's saying it's easy. Absolutely riveting. Hugely enjoyable.