"I'm Not Julia Roberts" by Laura Ruby is a darkly humorous take on life in a blended family. The story revolves around Lu Klein, the primary narrator, who marries a divorced man with three boys and joint custody. delves into the drama and chaos that can come with blended families, portraying various intertwined stories of biological parents and stepparents. The writing style is described as witty, sarcastic, and honest, with flawed and relatable characters who navigate through the complexities of divorce, remarriage, and dealing with children.
From The Publisher:
Does every second wife look like Julia Roberts? Lu Kleincertainly doesn't, and her life is anything but glamorous. When she marrieda man with children, Lu had no idea that she was also marrying his shrewishex-wife, Beatrix. And Beatrix had no idea that making a new home with hersecond husband would mean welcoming her wicked teenage stepdaughter, Liv.And Liv's mother Roxie had no idea that so many new and exciting boyfriendscould make her long for the stable life she and her ex had too eagerly leftbehind.In this tightly interconnected collection of ten short stories, authorLaura Ruby chronicles the progress of Lu, Beatrix, Roxie and their varioussteps and exes as they take the perilous plunge into the maelstrom of theso-called "blended family." Both ruefully funny and wickedly insightful,I'M NOT JULIA ROBERTS offers finely-observed, honest and affecting takes onkids, stepkids, divorce, remarriage...and the movie Stepmom.
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