Younger

By: Pamela Redmond Satran

Narrated by: Meghan Wolf

From Pamela Redmond Satran, the acclaimed author of Babes in Captivity and The Man I Should Have Married, comes a story of inspiration and transformation for the really desperate housewife. She's old enough to be his mother. Alice has always looked young for her age, even with her graying hair and her dowdy New Jersey housewife style. Make that ex-housewife: Now that her husband's gone and her daughter is grown, Alice is in desperate need of a whole new life. So she lets her best friend Maggie, a hip New York City artist, transform her on New Year's Eve. Soon, thanks to the wonders of hair dye and tight jeans, Alice looks really young, as one night in a Manhattan bar confirms. At midnight, she kisses a boy who was in diapers when she was in high school. She's having too much fun to care. The white lie Alice tells Josh gets her thinking that if no one asks her age, she doesn't have to tell. So she applies for a job she had briefly before becoming a full-time mom - and gets it. Meanwhile, Josh is falling head over heels for Alice, who's just way cooler than girls his age. He figures she's about 29 - and for the first time since she was 29, or possibly ever, Alice feels that life is ripe with possibility. Unfortunately one possibility is that she's gonna get caught. Challenging the adage that the truth will set you free, Younger is a hilarious and insightful story that proves that you're only as young as you feel.

©2005 Pamela Redmond Satran (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Great

I am about to be 30 so maybe I am a little bit too young to FULLY enjoy all of the themes in this book but I am definitely realizing that youth is fleeting and I love the characters in this book. I love how she realizes things she wants for herself and grows in the book in ways that I am realizing I am currently growing myself. I started watching the show and the main character reminds me of myself and my best friend combined. I'm not sure which came first but the casting for the show AND the audiobook is spot on. One of the few books I read where it and the show did equal justice to the stories, even if there are some variations. Looking forward to seeing what else this author has out.

Wonderful story

This was a wonderful story that would appeal to a vast majority of women of any age. Very relatable! I highly recommend it.

Great idea

Cute and encouraging idea for a book. Not in one of my top 10 books for the year but decent enough.

Length

Series was better than the book. Not very detailed, lacked substance. Not a fan at all

Loved it

I was hooked from the start. I could definitely identify with Alice. Great read. Wish there was more.

Like the Tv Show with a few different name changes

You'll love this! Its exciting and gives anyone a charge to do what they always wanted to do!!! I did have some trouble hearing some of the words, and its a little chopping with the recording. The narrator is soft - not terrible just quality isn't perfect.

Good read

This book had a good story line, is well-written and well-performed. I would recommend this book.

A quick romance, not quite what I expected

As someone who watched and enjoyed Younger, the TV series, I had trouble separating the show (which took some serious, well-chosen departures from the source material) from this book. This may have skewed my opinion of the book, but the book didn’t go far enough for me. The writing on the show elevated a lot of the novel’s plot, pushing the story into a more complicated place. I’ll probably still read Older and want to check out some of the novels that came out with the show, but I recommend separating the show from the novel as much as you can when you dive in so you can give both a fair shake.

Very enjoyable!

I so enjoyed this book. Story written very well.
Charming, heartwarming and funny.
Great characters and awesome narration.

Younger

I loved the story line. I have always believed that it should be possible for women to have the same opportunities as men. That is, for older women to attract younger men, so this played right into that fantasy.
Even though there was no sex and I enjoy ‘happily ever after’ endings (I would still totally recommend this book)!!!!