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Midlife Mavericks: Women reinventing their lives in Mexico | 
 enlarge | Author: Karen Blue
Publisher: Universal Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $15.25
You Save: $4.70 (24%)
Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 88612
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 200
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1581127197
Dewey Decimal Number: 305
EAN: 9781581127195
ASIN: 1581127197
Publication Date: September 2, 2000
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Product Description
Midlife Mavericks chronicles a new trend--American and Canadian women building better lives for themselves in Mexico's beautiful colonial villages. Seventeen women (ages 40 to 81) share the intimate details of why they came and how they've coped and excelled (or not)in sunny, peaceful Mexico.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 Good advice for adventurous Lady Boomers September 15, 2008
Maryeli Casillas (Albuquerque, NM)
Practical and entertaining, the advice-filled stories in this book will encourage lady Boomers to follow their dreams.
 Wrong Title June 27, 2008
Fiorentina (Las Vegas, NV)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The title of the book should be "Midlife Mavericks WHY Women Reinvent Their Lives in Mexico". This poorly written book does little to describe women reinventing their lives IN Mexico. Most of their stories dwell on why they moved to Mexico, the typical; divorce, retirement, adventure. I think most "Midlife Mavericks" can already relate to this and would like to read more about what actually happened once these women moved to Mexico. The stories are confusing and not well written. The author jumps between her move to Mexico and that of the person she is interviewing without making much distinction. In nearly every story she spends several lines describing the smoking habits of the women and how the smoke swirls around in the air or they tap their cigarette to the ashtray, please spare us. One of the women the author inteviewed moved to Mexico due to the health problems she suffered while living in Texas. Now this peaked my interest as I wondered what kind of health care she received in Mexico, did her health improve, etc but alas none of these questions were answered.
If you want a light read with not much substance then this book would be fine. On the other hand if you have ever considered relocating in "midlife", especially to another country, I think you will find this book disappointing.
Midlife Mavericks June 16, 2008
Francisco
Well written...author develops a good position on opening ones opportunities......Both the positive and the negative are explored.
Loved it! March 8, 2008
Lady Lawyer Who Longs to be South of the Border (Seattle, WA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I could not put this book down. Even though I am 35 years old and don't consider myself yet in "midlife" I can relate to the women in this book. I am a professional who works in a high-rise and longs for more fulfillment. I hope to move south of the border someday myself, it gives me hope that it is possible when I read these stories. Thanks Blue! I would love to read the sequel :-)
Makes me want to pack and move February 10, 2008
Travel Book Reader (Kansas, USA)
I read this book in one day, didn't want to put it down because I love Mexico and love reading anything I can about living there. I just wish I wasn't so tied down to my life, business and home here and could pack and move next week !! Really good book, realistic description of what life is like in Mexico.
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