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Three Legs in the Evening: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Bette Ann Moskowitz (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
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Three Legs in the Evening comes from the Sphinx's riddle in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, in which Oedipus is asked what creature walks on all fours in the morning, on two legs in the afternoon, and three in the evening. The answer, which Oedipus gets right, is Man, who crawls as a baby, walks upright as a man, and leans on a cane in his old age. Received wisdom, in other words, can be unreliable. Enter the story of Sally B, an over-sixty widow about to retire from her successful greeting card business in the aftermath of 9/11. She has a devoted family who relies on her wit and wisdom. But suddenly all hell breaks loose — her best friend dies, she falls into an open grave and she breaks her ankle. As this is happening, her children’s marital lives are unraveling, her grandchildren are in turmoil, and a man she has known from a time before comes back in her life. Taking place over a year, this is a story of love in a time of horror, as well as the profound and surprising ways in which everything Sally thought she knew changes. Sexy, funny and heart-wrenching, and much like Kent Haruf's Our Souls At Night, Three Legs in the Evening speaks about people running out of steam, running out of time, and finding solace and wisdom even in the finality of all that. A life carefully built can crumble in a moment, but what happens then? Sally B. plays it out as best she can.

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About the Author

Bette Ann Moskowitz is a published author of two novels, a memoir, a non-fiction tale of aging and institutional advocacy, and a non-fiction narrative about aging and ageism. For several years she wrote a lifestyle column for a regional newspaper in the Hudson Valley, where she presently lives. Her website has samples of her previous work (www.betteannmoskowitz.com).

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BX7H2NHF
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Roundfire Books (April 28, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 28, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2874 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 169 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Bette Ann Moskowitz

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I'm a fiction writer in a non-fiction writer's cloak. I'm a non-fiction writer wearing my fiction hat. I wrote songs that meant to be poems, and poems that wanted to sing. I've written, I write, I will write. I'm a blogger and a de-fogger, using language. That's all you should know about me. Also, I live to write and write to live.

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Happy Traum
5.0 out of 5 stars A moving, funny and heartfelt family drama.
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2023
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This is a wise, funny, complex and beautifully written novel inhabited by many memorable characters, especially the main protagonists, Sally and Joe. It’s fun to read but it also brings up uncomfortable truths about life, change, and the challenges of aging. Written in elegant prose and snatches of humor, I highly recommend it for anyone looking for both a good read and some very relatable family situations, .
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TIGunn
3.0 out of 5 stars Exploration of aging
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2023
Sally Battel is at loose ends. In her late 60's, recently widowed, attending her best friend's funeral at the start of then novel and selling her greeting card business in Manhattan in anticipation of retiring, but without her husband she seems untethered. The book starts in 2001, around the time of 9/11, and chronicles Sally's life over the next year as starts dating, finds love, and worries about developing Alzheimer's. This is a coming-of-age story, even though Sally is almost 70; maybe a coming-of-old-age story? Without her husband and best friend to lean on, and the societal constraints she grew up becoming outdated, Sally is finally be discovering who she is and to do things for herself instead of her family.
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Marilyn Fisher
5.0 out of 5 stars Late In Life Love
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2023
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When seventy- year-old, newly widowed Sally and her late husband's oncologist fall in love, their feelings are genuine, but so are the issues the couple has to face, chief among them difficult relationships with adult children and grandchildren and the growing mental and physical limitations of old age. Tart, smart, witty Sally is an appealing, fully-rounded character, and her beautifully written story is a skillfully balanced mix of humor and hard reality. The book is a gift to most readers, but particularly to seniors, who rarely, if ever, see themselves portrayed as the hero or heroine of an engaging love story.
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Kotty
4.0 out of 5 stars Heavy subject matter
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2023
This is not a book that will appeal to everyone. I recommend it for older, senior readers. It is somewhat heavy, lots of ideas and thoughts to make sense of. However, it is also life affirming. Being old, finding romance and new love is a not a common theme in books. I praise the author for going somewhere new and I appreciate the sly humor and wit throughout the book. Thank you to Roundfire Books and NetGalley for the digital ARC. This review is my own.
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tkc
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2023
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Excellent read and beautifully written. A moving story about aging and finding meaning. I highly recommend.
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readin_robin
3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was expecting
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2023
I thought this would be a quick read, but it turned out to be slow and thought-provoking. It starts out humorous, with a sassy senior named Sally falling into her best friend's grave. As the story progresses, there are brief glimpses of humor, but the tone is much more serious. The story takes place in New York right after 9/11. Sally is a widow and is regretting her recent decision to retire. An old acquaintance comes back into her life and a romantic relationship ensues. At the same time, Sally's children and grandchildren are struggling in their relationships. Sally also begins dealing with a life-altering health condition. I didn't dislike this book, but I didn't love it either. I thought it would be funnier and more emotional.

Thank you to John Hunt Publishing Ltd, Roundfire Books, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book.
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