"A woman gets a chance to start over in this romantic novel... centering on wish fulfillment." -Kirkus Reviews

"An easy read, with a wonderful life-affirming storyline for women of a certain age. Life doesn't stop at 50 it just begins." -Secret Library Book Blog

On her 50th birthday, Missouri Rothman did not get the Tahiti vacation she dreamed of or the surprise birthday party she expected. Instead, a university student totaled her car, her boss - after 16 years of loyal and excellent service - gave her a letter of termination, and her professor husband of 32 years asked for a divorce so he could marry his post-doc student with the 18-inch waist and perky boobs. Half a century old, jobless, and with only a high school diploma, Missouri must take the lemons that life has thrown her and make the best lemonade ever - even if it means traveling to Italy alone to do it.