The writing felt loose and a little sloppy to me, and Mary made my stomach lurch with her gas and scratching and pubic sweat and the way she like her own "fromage", but I wasn't ready to totally be done until she began admiring the "autumnal earthy hues" of her FECES. COME ON. No one wants to read about someone admiring their freaking FECES, or of being in love with the wriggling tapeworms that help them lose weight. Disgusting.

Great characters; plot slightly unbelievable.

Mary's husband Gooch leaves her on the eve of their 25th wedding anniversary and Mary travels from Ontario Canada to southern California in search of him. I loved Mary's voice and how she was described by the author. I found this to be a compelling and feel good novel.

This was a fabulous book although I think I would have liked a more dramatic ending. The main character of Mary is one that you will take to your heart and cheer her on all the way along her journey.

I liked Rush Home Road better. This book left a lot of questions unanswered. I hate it when books don't at least give you an idea as to what happens to the characters after you finish the last page. This was one of those books that just ended. And you were done. I don't know. It was okay.

Loved this book and loved Lori Lansens' writing. Can't wait to find more of it. She reminds me a little of John Irving and the character in this book and the writing reminded me of Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone. I was pulled right in and read it in only a few day (would have read it in a sitting, but was trying to savor it). I really enjoyed the story and found myself marveling at many details and turns of phrase. Looking forward to learning more about this talented, funny, clever writer.

I'm finished with The Wife's Tale: Finished this book yesterday - glad I stuck with it, it did get better, but it felt really slow at the beginning and I didn't like the ending. But, the middle was good! Definitely pass on it, though, and read something more worthy.

A nice coming of age story for a middle age woman.

This reminded me quite a bit of Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone, though I read that ages ago and so perhaps it is just me generalizing since both protagonists were large women. I liked this book much more than I anticipated. I enjoyed Mary's spritual, intellectual, and physical journey...it's nice to have a protagonist that I am rooting for in every way.

An amazingly written story. The course of the story was predictable, however the way it was told was beautifully descriptive.