This is a lighthearted look at life in the elite suburbs of New York City, seen through the eyes of the main character, Sara, a forty-something divorcee, who has left New York City to share a house in the burbs with her fiancee, Bradford, and her young son. She is settling in well and has even made a new friend in a neighbor, Berni, who is also forty-something and who is pregnant for the first time and expecting twins. Sara's best friend is a beautiful and very successful dermatologist who is having an affair with a married man, much to Sara's concern.
Other than that everything seem to going very well until Bradford's ex-wife, Mimi, suddenly shows up with their teen daughter. The daughter has all the usual despite for the "replacement mom" and Mimi makes it very clear that she wants her husband back. To make matters worse, Sara's ex, James, also shows up after having abandoned her and their son years ago. James has decided he wants a relationship with the son he has never before shown any interest in.
Sara, a talented cook, has just started a new cooking show on TV and Bradford is feeling neglected. They have a fight and Bradford decides they need a cooling off period and he goes off to Hong Kong for three months. Then James tells Sara that he is sorry for his crappy previous behavior and he wants to be a family with Sara and their son again. Sara's best friend, Kate, is a wreck because her married lover is turning out to be a selfish prick. How will Sara straighten out all the tangled threads in her life?
Not a deep story, this novel is a light and amusing look at life among the well off. It may not be very believable, but it is enjoyable, if only for the chance to experience a lifestyle that many would like to have. The title is kind of stupid, makes it seem like the book is going to be about breasts, which it isn't. But I am guessing the title was something the publishers came up with not the authors.
Review by Iris Blasi on BookPage: https://bookpage.com/reviews/4188-janice-kaplan-schnurnberger-mine-are-spectacular#.WlkbAfmnFtQ.
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