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Morrow, Feb 2002, 23.95, 292 pp.
ISBN: 0060953489
Since her divorce, La Jolla, California's Becky Weston has worked hard to get where she is now. She partially supports her daughter and son, nurtured her demanding elderly mother, and attended law school at night while working as a receptionist at Roth, Tolbert & Anderson. Now a lawyer at the same firm, Becky is still at times assigned the tasks of a receptionist.
When her ex husband dies, his will causes havoc on Becky and their children as his second wife controls the trust funds. Her professional life begins to look up as Becky is assigned to legally represent current in-crowd guru Bobbi Crystol, proponent of an anti-aging program. However, just when her legal career looks upward, Becky notices that many participants in Crystol's program seem sicker when they leave. Knowing she needs her job, but fretting over her integrity, Becky struggles with what to do about her new client.
EXIT STRATEGIES is an insightful look at an optimist who has been down for the nine count on several occasions, but always gets up jabbing. Becky makes the story line as readers follow her trials and tribulations that probably make her feel as if she is part of Job's gene pool. The support cast mostly adds stress to Becky's life, but that enables the audience to observe her coping with one disaster after another. Catherine Todd provides an insightful look at a true survivor, who surprisingly never runs away from home though the thought is bouncing around her conscious electrons.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Life of a profession:
- businessman, bad
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- midlife crisis
- vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Pregnancy/Child rearing
Yes
Major part of story:
- general child raising
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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