Uprush By Jo Barney Review

Uprush
By Jo Barney
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 978-1496004369
Published: April 2014
Pages: 302
Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction

Four old friends meet at a beach house for their usual coming together to drink wine, complain about husbands, or the lack of them, compare upper arm flab–the usual stuff old friends do Except this time one of them, Madge, a writer, asks the other three to help her commit suicide. She has a good reason. Her friends, once they learn it, must decide with great misgivings and sadness what they will do. Madge has a gift for them, no matter what: her take on their lives over the past forty-some years, her last novel, stories which will change their futures.

My Review:

This is how I imagine Sex and The City characters will end of years from now. There are sexual situations in this book, so no young readers. Joan was my favorite character, because I think that any couple can lose their relationship. Especially if they are going to school, raising kids, working and keeping house. Time flies and suddenly there was a space in her bed. The author really did a great job of using realistic situations that real people will find themselves in. I also found the assisted suicide plot an interesting topic. Her reason was a good one, and I felt for Madge. I liked reading about these four women and how their lives intertwined. What does it mean to be a true friend? How far would you go to keep a promise? I am giving this book a 4/5. I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my end.