They Say…
By Editor Alexandra Wolfe
Title: THEY SAY SHE TASTES LIKE HONEY
Author: Michelle Sawyer
Publisher: Alyson Books
ISBN: 1-55583-811-1
Rated: 4 Stars
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Ohio was hardly ready for its prized Piqua Peach Queen to come bopping out of the closet, so in her early 20s Macy Delongchamp moved to Greenwich Village and started her own successful travel agency. But Macy is now in her early 40s (or late 30s, depending on whom she’s talking to) and finds herself adrift in her own seemingly charmed life. First, there are the nightmares, then the nagging cough, and finally, after yet another night of tequila swigging, she trips down a flight of stairs and finds herself hobbling the streets of Manhattan.
In bawdy, hilarious style we follow Macy through one self-induced misadventure after another on her path to realizing that she has been running from herself and home has always been waiting.
This has to be one of the funniest books I’ve read in years. I read it almost in one sitting as I couldn’t put it down. I also nearly ended up in hospital laughing so hard I had a coughing fit that had me bent over the coffee table, cracking my head open on the solid wood. Yep. Better believe it. It was, however, worth the headache.
The dry, off-the-wall humor is spot on, as are the host of eccentric characters. Especially the wise-cracking Macy Delongchamp. Having spent several years living and working in New York, I’m convinced I met Macy during the 80s—oh, no, wait, I did. Gabrielle, was Macy modeled on you?
I recommend this book for someone looking for a great romp and an afternoon’s escape. Go break a leg.
REVIEWED BY ALEXANDRA WOLFE
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