Midlife Crisis

By Belinda Bennett

Horrid hormones are playing havoc with Sammy-Jo's life. Middle-age is her worst nightmare come true, and she can’t cope.

Trapped in a loveless marriage, her life spirals out of control as she struggles with the effects of the menopause. Worn down by sleepless nights, relentless hot flashes and anxiety, she is consumed with guilt after a shopping trip lands her on the wrong side of the law.

With separate beds and almost separate lives, the Jacobs are on a collision course beyond anyone’s control.

Early one morning, a random decision to hop on a bus brings her face-to-face with an old friend. As trouble at home takes a dangerous turn for the worse, she’s happy to have a shoulder to cry on.

But, as renegade hormones play tricks on her mind as well as her body, is everything exactly how it seems?

Written by a woman whose first hot flash took her by such surprise an ambulance was called. You've got to hate hormones, haven't you?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Belinda Bennett
• Release date: Mar 4, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463598238

Belinda Bennett

Belinda Bennett started writing fiction at primary school. Always passionate about creative writing, her talents were diverted to journalism in her late teens after both her parents died.She was diagnosed with HER2+ inflammatory breast cancer on January 23, 2020. Currently undergoing chemotherapy and targeted therapies, she is hoping to undergo surgery later this year.A fierce supporter of the underdog, Belinda supports causes that help the homeless and those whose lives have been blighted by addiction.Belinda is a former journalist, newspaper editor and freelance copywriter. She lives by the sea on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England.

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