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WOW! Kristin Bair, the Author of “Clementine Crane Prefers Not To” has written a captivating, relatable, witty, and thought-provoking story! The genres for this book are Fiction, Satire, Marriage, and Family. I loved everything about this well written story. The author vividly describes her colorful, dramatic, quirky, complicated and complex characters, during a lifetime rite of passage. This is a unique book describing, peri menopause, menopause, and the effects on the women involved and her family. The protagonist of this story, Clementine Crane, has organized every detail in her family’s life, and said “yes” to everything until……… she found herself having hot flashes. Life changed drastically after that moment. Clementine goes on this new journey saying “I Prefer Not To” and shocks her family, her work family, and her friends. I love the escapades she goes on with her best friend, that lives next door.
I can definitely relate. Many years ago, when I was teaching in East New York, a section in Brooklyn, it was February, and near zero degrees. I was so hot, that I took the huge pole to open the windows, all of them. Do any of you remember that pole? One of the teachers came by my room, and took a picture, and my face was beet red and I was in a profuse sweat, just drenched. The kids were at lunch, but I still have this picture, and laugh about it now. I should have been a preferred card carrying member of “The I Prefer Not To” Club. Kudos to Kristin Bair, for writing about this is such an empathetic way. I chuckled, and enjoyed this entertaining book. I highly recommend this memorable and emotional read.
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