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Driving Lessons (Mira) [Mass Market Paperback]

Curtiss Ann Matlock (Author)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read 22 July 2000
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
After twenty-one years of marriage, Joey Darnell fails to return to his home from a business trip. Instead, he moves into a trailer owned by Sheila Arnett. His wife Charlene and two children are devastated and the townsfolk of Valentine, Oklahoma thinks he is nuts. Everyone advises Charlene that Joey is suffering a mid-life crisis, will come to his senses, and should never have hurt her like this.

Slowly, Charlene begins to gather herself together. She drives for the first in six years and takes a job at the beauty parlor. Mason MacCoy begins to court her. Unbeknownst to Charlene, Mason has loved her ever since he first met her a decade ago. In her forties, Charlene begins to regain her self-respect and buried hopes even as she starts to fall in love with her suitor.

DRIVING LESSONS is an interesting character piece that demonstrates the width of talent that best-selling author Curtiss Ann Matlock possesses. The story line centers on the actions and reactions of various players to Joey, who is not an evil person, leaving his family. This tale is a thought-provoking novel because the author avoids the pitfalls of turning Joey into pure evil and Charlene into pure goodness. Instead these are real people coping with a crisis and the way the author handles that will bring much acclaim to Ms. Matlock.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable cast of true-to-life characters 16 Aug 2000
By Karen Templeton - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
After 21 years of marriage and three children, Charlene Darnell's husband Joey has just up and walked out, leaving her confused, feeling like a failure, and not sure whether to be sad or angry. Her entire married life has been dedicated to being there for everyone else; now, for the first time, circumstances are forcing her to put herself first, figuring out what CHARLENE wants, for a change. The last thing she needs is the sudden, and admittedly very flattering attention, of one Mason MacCoy, a man who's harbored a secret love for Charlene for more than ten years.

As with the other books of Curtiss Ann Matlock's that I've read, the pages of DRIVING LESSONS fairly teem with eccentric but loveable characters and down-home, humor-laced wisdom. Don't expect to find lots of fast-paced action here, or a bunch of steamy sex scenes. Those aren't Matlock's style. What you WILL find is an uncanny ability to capture the magic in small moments and everyday occurrences, and a sexual chemistry that far surpasses anything merely physical. Since this is primarily Charlene's story, the romance seems more of a subplot than the driving force of the storyline, but it is a lovely, sweet romance all the same. My only complaint, and it's a minor one, is that the ending seemed a tad abrupt after such a luxuriously developed story -- and I did want to know what happened with Rainey and her baby! But Charlene and Mason are wonderful characters, flawed and appealing and real. . .as are all the inhabitants of Valentine, Oklahoma. Another keeper for sure.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars PLEASE STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES... 27 Oct 2000
By Mary B. Williams - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've spent the last two days in the wonderful, and now very familiar town of Valentine, Oklahoma. I worried, I laughed, I cried and I even prayed with each of Curtiss Ann's characters---folks I know and will remember for a very long time to come.
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