The following are selected extracts from the novel The Invincible Mom: "So I bought me a wife for $28 That was a real good deal." "No, Mr. Payson, you didn't buy a wife. You just bought the right to have a deduction on our taxes as long as you are properly supporting me. It you don't properly support me then I file my own tax return and you won't get that deduction anymore." "You're brutal " "No, Bart, I am a realist. I warned you about getting drunk and you keep doing it. I don't care what the excuse is I will not sleep with a drunk." "I would love to enjoy having you in bed with me as long as you don't stink from drinking beer. I told you that before we married and you made me a promise. Have you forgotten so quickly?" "I worked hard for that money. I have a right to spend it the way I wish." "Perhaps, so. But remember, I can always start filing my own tax return." "You're cruel " "The FBI found your husband in California. He has a job which is how they tracked him down. He is also living with a girl and told the special agents that he was not going back to Michigan but wanted a divorce." "He wants a divorce and he shall have it." And when Mom told her daughter they were going to move to Jacksonville, FL, "We can work on making new, nice memories. Would you like that?" "How do you make nice memories?" "By living a happy life." And they did. Read how...