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Reviewed by Donna Stevenson for Readers' Favorite
In Teri M. Brown's novel, Peg, Unhinged, Peg and her husband have split. He left her. She credits the decline of her marriage to many things – his lack of contribution, both emotional and financial – but also to her change of life. Her son has moved in with his father, and her daughter has decided not to come home from college for the summer. This leaves Peg feeling lonely and unloved. Finally, her lodgers have decided to move out, which means less income and the loss of good friends. Then she starts to unravel, making professional and personal mistakes. She finds some solace in periodically speaking to God, asking for help to handle her emotional roller coaster life, and how to balance her personal menopause changes with her marital problems.
Teri M. Brown in Peg, Unhinged, knows how to portray menopause and its effect on the body and soul with humor. Her main character, Peg, is realistic, endearing herself to me with her emotional swings from Emotional Mess Peg to Professional I’ve Got This Peg. Sometimes I cringed at Peg’s life choices, which sent her spiraling, but the author was very adept at bringing her character back in line as Rational and Normal Peg. I rooted for her and found myself secretly hoping she wouldn’t do something I knew would get her in more trouble. I wanted her to overcome each mistake with confidence and find her way to a successful, happy second stage of her life. I really enjoyed this book!
