Baggage
by Karen KarlitzPublish: Oct 16, 2014Literary Fiction HumorBook Overview
Mother/daughter issues? Check. Infidelity? Check. Sibling rivalry? Check. Money fights? Check. Parental favoritism, daily household squabbles, alcoholism, betrayal? Check, check, check, check! Debbie Kramer faces these pitfalls and more as she comes of age in apartment 2B in Queens, New York. Her mother Rose’s search for a wealthy replacement for her penny-pinching husband, Sidney, leaves no time for nurturing. Busy with married men and alcohol, Debbie’s older sister, Wendy, is also of no help.Will Rose snag a rich mate, and how will Sidney fare if she does? Can Wendy succeed in getting one of her married lovers to leave his wife? Is it possible for Debbie to find happiness despite baggage like this?
“Baggage” is set in the time when love was free, flowers were power, and music was amazing, the years before our lives became wired, and “Just Say No” took over for “Just Say Yes.” Then, like now, family relationships were complicated…certain things never change. But everyone has baggage, some more, some less. What matters is how you cart it around.
