My Ex-Life: A Novel

Synopsis

David Hedges Is Having An Unusual Midlife Crisis. His Boyfriend, Soren, Has Left Him For An Older Man. His Job Is Exasperating. As His Life Reaches New Lows, His Weight Reaches New Highs. Across The Country, Julie Fiske Isn't Having A Much Better Time Herself. Carol, The Woman (younger, Of Course) That Henry, Her Second Husband, Left Her For, Is Downright Likable--more Likeable Than Henry Was. Her Sullen Teen Daughter Adamantly Refuses To Apply To College. Henry Lays Down An Ultimatum--if Mandy Doesn't Start Applying To College, She's Going To Come Live With Him And Carol. And Then Mandy Surprises Henry, And Stuns Julie, By Saying She's Been Working With David Hedges, Mom's First Husband From Long Ago. It's A Lie, But A Good One, And, Julie Thinks, Not A Bad Idea. So When Julie Calls David Up Out Of The Blue And Asks If He'll Help Mandy, He Says Of Course. And When Mandy Tells David He Should Come Visit Them And Stay In One Of Their B&b Rooms, He Surprises Everyone, Including Himself, By Accepting. Soon David And Julie Are Living Together And In Many Ways Pick Up Exactly Where They Left Off. But While The Chemistry Between Them Is Still There, And They Can Finish Each Other's Sentences, There's One Conversation They Never Finished That Is Unavoidable-- David Hedges's Boyfriend, Soren, Left Him For An Older Man. His Job Is Exasperating. His Weight Has Reached A New High. Across The Country, Julie Fiske's Husband Henry Left Her For A Younger Woman. Her Teenage Daughter Mandy Refuses To Apply For College. And Then Mandy Stuns Julie By Saying She's Been Working With David Hedges, Mom's First Husband From Long Ago. It's A Lie, But When Julie Calls David And Asks If He'll Help Mandy, He Says Of Course. And When Mandy Tells David He Should Come Visit Them And Stay At Their B&b. He Accepts. And David And Julie Pick Up Where They Left Off.... Stephen Mccauley.