Down Under by Sonia Taitz is a farcical look at serious romance, when true love arrives--the second time around.
DOWN UNDER by Sonia Taitz (McWitty Press, Nov.11) is a farcical look at serious romance. Jude Pincus is not a heroine for the faint-hearted middle-ager. She's the Joan of Arc of bustiers and stilettos, a martyr for true love. Sadly, the man of her dreams, and the man who shares her bed, are equally missing from her life. Judy teaches creative writing part-time and has two twin teen-aged sons, so she's not exactly idle but there is time on her hands. She's trying to figure out how she arrived at this place in her life, where she's not essential to those she cares about. Without that connection, she thinks, what is she but a pathetic creature alone with her worries? Among these is her husband, busy rebuilding his fortunes with the perfect tubular pasta. His import business allows him to gallivant all over Italy with brief sojourns at home. Then there's her twins The popular outgoing son is in boarding school, while his studious brother at home never leaves his r...