Review: Younger

Younger by Pamela Redmond Satran
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3 out of 5 stars - It was ok.

It was really tough reading this book after having seen the TV show on TV Land.

I enjoyed the story, but it was hard to get over how many of the details between the book and the show are different. Everything from names to jobs to occupations had been changed.

Alice (TV character Liza) is attempting to enter the workforce after 20 years in a marriage as a stay-at-home mom and she's finding it difficult. No one wants to hire a 44 year old housewife from New Jersey for an entry level position in NYC, and the hiring managers appear to look right through her.

During a night out with her friend Maggie, they come to realize that with a little makeover she could pass for younger than she is. Maggie dyes her hair, gives her a cut, and dresses her up for a night on the town. While out, they test the theory on a younger man, Josh, that she meets in a bar. Josh believes her to be 29, and Alice doesn't contradict him.

Alice then decides to remove all dates from her resume and try again in the job market. She's hired as a marketing assistant at the publishing house she worked at before marriage and kids.

As her life takes on new and exciting paths of discovery, she realizes that this is a lie she just can't keep up...

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