Dating Under the Influence of Estrogen
Synopsis
Irrepressible Ruby Ann Wilson, under the influence of estrogen, is taking one last brave and very funny look at the disasters that come from running at romance with eyes closed and arms open. Ruby takes one last spin at the wheel of love. She’s determined this time to find true love, no matter what. She starts her adventure by going old-school, with an attention-getting Personals ad:
FIFTH CALLER WINS A HAM!
WOMAN ~ PUSHING FIFTY, CAT DIED, TV BROKE, KID IN JAIL ~
LOOKING FOR A MAN WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR.
OWN TEETH AND HAIR A PLUS
CALL LUCKY – 805.555.5583
The ad launches Ruby into a dating world that’s hilarious, surprising, and sometimes just downright weird. Her search for Mr. Right leads everywhere from the freezer aisle in a crowded supermarket to a luxury cruise in the Caribbean.
By the time her laugh-filled search for love is over, Ruby has started a very unusual home-based business, has flown cross-country wearing nothing but a bathing suit and has found the man of her dreams in the last place she would have ever thought he’d be.
Praise
"Jann Winford’s memoir of returning to the prey savannah of dating in midlife is enormously funny. It is enormously sad. But most of all, it is excruciatingly true. With no-holds-barred honesty and a strong faith in humankind that will not be denied despite the evidence, Winford tows the reader along to a rueful joy in second chances."
-Jacquelyn Mitchard, New Times #1 Bestselling Author, THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN and THE BIRDWATCHER
“A comic look at one woman’s middle-aged search for true love. A quirky, sexy tale. Pure delight. A laugh out loud page-turner!”
-Dianne Dixon, author of The Language of Secrets, The Book of Someday, The Other Sister
"What an absolute gem! A witty, laugh-out-loud dive into the zany world of middle-age dating. With razor-sharp humor and unfiltered honesty, Jan turns every awkward encounter and unexpected romance into a delightful adventure. A must-read for anyone who has walked into a first date wondering if they’ve made a terrible mistake—because in this book, every misstep is hilarious comedy."
-Anne-Marie Castleberg, author of Alice’s Garden
“A delightful and funny romp through pre-menopausal dating with Ruby Ann Wilson, a down-home, fast-talking woman who thinks she wants the perfect man, when what she really wants might just be hiding in plain sight.”
-Marcia Meier, Award-winning writer, editor, and publisher of Weeping Willow Books
"Warm-hearted and breezy, it's more like listening to a friend speak than reading a book. In between the giggles, you'll discover the frustrations of "pushing 50" dating. And each chapter is just the right length for bathroom reading."
-Hal Altman, Advertising Creative Director, Clio Winner