BOOK REVIEW: Cooking With Hot Flashes 

 

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by: Anne McDonald

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Title: Cooking With Hot Flashes (And Other Ways to Make Middle Age Profitable)

Author: Martha Bolton

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers

ISBN: 0-764-20002-X

Genre: Inspirational/Nonfiction/Humor

 

"So how flexible is cryogenics? Can't I be frozen just until after menopause?" Martha Bolton

 

Aging is inevitable, but according to Martha Bolton, we can harness it for our own benefits and pad our savings accounts. Think of the endless possibilities if hot flashes became a new energy source, powering heavy machinery, cars, aircraft, and the air conditioning for our homes.

 

From  cellulite  to expanding ear lobes and memory loss,  Martha uses humor to attack the common inconveniences and embarassment of the aging process. Her irreverant view of middle age kept me laughing from the first page to the last.

 

Some of my favorite chapters include:

 

  • Cooking With Hot Flashes

  • Ten Things You Don't Realize Until Middle Age

  • The Sandman Cometh...But He Delayeth

  • All Puffed Up

  • Ten Commandments for Aging

  • Top Twenty Things That You Might Have Been Looking For

     

I laughed so hard while reading Cooking with Hot Flashes that my 12-year-old son demanded a chance to read the book for himself. He too, howled his delight at this sideways view of middle age.

 

If you haven't had the pleasure of experiencing Martha Bolton's comedy, I recommend that you dive in as soon as possible. Her side-splitting remarks regarding aging not only hit home, but leave you gasping for air. Buy your copy of  Cooking with Hot Flashes today! Better yet, get several copies and share them with those on your gift list.