The Viagra Diaries
written by Barbara Rose Brooker
Paperback, 288 Pages
Fiction, April 2013
$16
{Synopsis}
Anny Applebaum is sixty-five and she wants fame, fortune, sex and undying love.
She writes “The Viagra Diaries,” a San Francisco weekly column researching love after sixty.
She places ads on Internet singles sites and interviews men over sixty.
Is love possible in the Viagra generation?
She falls madly in love with Marv Rothstein, a 75 year old emotionally unavailable diamond dealer who can't face age.
Anny decides to write a series of columns, modeled after Marv, calling him Mr. X.
As Anny’s Mr. X columns gain recognition, she struggles with her conflict about Marv, her career hopes, relationships, daughter, and her coming of age.
{Barbara Rose Brooker} is currently a teacher at San Francisco State University with an MA in creative writing. She has appeared on the Today show and The Talk and has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, Huffington Post, and more. You can find her online at barbararosebrooker.com.
{My Thoughts}
It is hard to imagine a 65 year old woman on a dating service, at least to myself anyway. But that is what Anny does to try to get information for a new type of article that may keep her job alive. She falls for Mr. X even though she knows she should forget all about him. Especially since her neighbor is a much better alternative! Anny finally becomes famous. It's very much like Sex and the City, but with older women. There are a few funny parts and a lot of 'why did she do that?' I Rated This Book: 3.5/5 Stars.
Disclaimer: This post was written for the sponsor who provided the complimentary product for review in exchange for my honest opinions. Note: this is my experience only and that others may have a different outcome.
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written by Barbara Rose Brooker
Paperback, 288 Pages
Fiction, April 2013
$16
Anny Applebaum is sixty-five and she wants fame, fortune, sex and undying love.
She writes “The Viagra Diaries,” a San Francisco weekly column researching love after sixty.
She places ads on Internet singles sites and interviews men over sixty.
Is love possible in the Viagra generation?
She falls madly in love with Marv Rothstein, a 75 year old emotionally unavailable diamond dealer who can't face age.
Anny decides to write a series of columns, modeled after Marv, calling him Mr. X.
As Anny’s Mr. X columns gain recognition, she struggles with her conflict about Marv, her career hopes, relationships, daughter, and her coming of age.
{Barbara Rose Brooker} is currently a teacher at San Francisco State University with an MA in creative writing. She has appeared on the Today show and The Talk and has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, Huffington Post, and more. You can find her online at barbararosebrooker.com.
{My Thoughts}
It is hard to imagine a 65 year old woman on a dating service, at least to myself anyway. But that is what Anny does to try to get information for a new type of article that may keep her job alive. She falls for Mr. X even though she knows she should forget all about him. Especially since her neighbor is a much better alternative! Anny finally becomes famous. It's very much like Sex and the City, but with older women. There are a few funny parts and a lot of 'why did she do that?' I Rated This Book: 3.5/5 Stars.
Disclaimer: This post was written for the sponsor who provided the complimentary product for review in exchange for my honest opinions. Note: this is my experience only and that others may have a different outcome.



