SLEEPING WITH WARD CLEAVER

by Jenny Gardiner

Overview

Sleeping with Ward Cleaver is the funny yet poignant story of a woman at a crossroads in life, who years earlier married a man who swept her off her feet, but now finds that her Mr. Right has evolved into Mr. Always Right, and the only sweeping going on in her life involves a broom and a dustpan. As her dreams collide with reality and the one that got away shows up trying to worm his way back into her heart, she must decide if her once charmed marriage is salvageable, and if so, how she's going to go about saving it.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012767912
Publisher:	Jenny Gardiner books
Publication date:	07/18/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	451 KB

About the Author

Hi! I'm the author of the award-winning novel SLEEPING WITH WARD CLEAVER; the memoir WINGING IT: A MEMOIR OF CARING FOR A VENGEFUL PARROT WHO'S DETERMINED TO KILL ME (Simon Spotlight/March 2010), novels SLIM TO NONE, OVER THE FALLS. and a few upcoming Kindle releases. I also have a short story in Wade Rouse's upcoming anthology of humorous dog stories, I'M NOT THE BIGGEST BITCH IN THIS RELATIONSHIP.
I've had pieces appear in Ladies Home Journal, the Washington Post and on NPR's Day to Day. I joke that I honed my fiction writing skills while working as a publicist for a US Senator. Other jobs I've held have included: an orthodontic assistant (learning quite readily that I wasn't cut out for a career in polyester), a waitress (probably my highest-paying job), a TV reporter, a pre-obituary writer, and a photographer (claim to fame: being hired to shoot Prince Charles--with a camera, silly!). I live in Virginia with my husband, three kids, two dogs, one cat, one rabbit and a gregarious parrot. In my free time I study Italian, dream of traveling to exotic locales, and feel very guilty for rarely attempting to clean the house. Visit me at my website, www.jennygardiner.net; my blog, www.jennygardiner.net/blog/ ; my facebook fan page , or twitter

Editorial Reviews

"If you want to laugh until you pee your pants, then pick up this book. If you want to gain some insight into what goes into a marriage, then pick up this book. I loved the character of Claire. She is someone that every woman can relate to, young or old. Jenny Gardiner has a gift for finding humor and at the same time tackling tough issues. This is a great mom lit book to read by yourself, or giggle about with your book club

Book Room Reviews - Book Room Reviews Book Room Review

In Gardiner's emotionally realistic picture of a stale relationship, it's easy for women to identify with Claire, from her physical midlife slump to her emotional one. And the resigned wife, the oblivious husband, and the enticing blast from the past are such well-crafted characters readers will swear they know them. Fans of such books as Cassandra King's The Sunday Wife (2002) and Susan Wiggs' The Ocean Between Us (2004) will enjoy Gardiner's.

Booklist - Shelley Mosley

"REVIEWER TOP PICK AND LIFETIME KEEPER! Jenny Gardiner brings to life Claire Doolittle with such vibrancy that I feel I know her. With her sharp wit and hilarious descriptions, Ms. Gardiner has a delightful voice that left me wanting more."

Night Owl Romance - Vee Smith

I about died laughing reading this novel...asmuch fun as reading Stephanie Plum or watching Seinfeld. Mid-marriage crisis is the central theme & Jenny Gardiner keeps the emotional upheaval, mental turmoil & family problems yet depicts it w/ an irresistible dash of humor that's as funny & real as can be. Readers will be irresistibly reminded of snapshots of their own married life while reading this story & thanks to Gardiner's excellent presentation, get a laugh out of it to boot!

A Bookblogger's Diary - A Bookblogger's Diary A Bookblogger's Diary

"A fun, sassy read! A cross between Erma Bombeck and Candace Bushnell, reading Jenny Gardiner is like sinking your teeth into a big frosted chocolate cupcake...you just want more."

Meg Cabot