Generation EX by Karbo, Karen

Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2002. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Bloomsbury USA, 2002-04-06. Paperback. Good.

Bloomsbury USA, 2002. Near Fine. Providing solace, advice and commiseration for anyone trying to make sense of a family tree gone haywire with divorce and remarriage, this hilarious l atest effort by novelist and journalist Karbo (Motherhood Made a Man Out of Me) is like a fresh breeze setting everything right. From the first page, she grabs her readers by the shoulders and gives them a good, hearty shake, advising them, for example, that when one has to coexist with one's own ex , spouses' exes and the children of the various unions, "failing to know wh en to shut up is a genuine liability." Most importantly, she advises, one s hould fall silent when compelled to speak uncharitably about one's ex to th e child one had with that person. In fact, Karbo emphasizes, many exes stay locked in old patterns for the sake of their children, resulting in a limb o she terms "divarriage." Of course, children can also provide a handy excu se for maintaining contact with an ex. Her numerous evocations of scenes… Read More

Bloomsbury USA, 2002-04-06. Paperback. Used:Good.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.