The Oys & Joys

Peaks & Valleys, Rain & Rainbows, Oys* & Joys. That's life

Meet Lizzie, Sassie, Grace and Ruby

Boomers reaching for the moon. Until decades of old baggage flood their lives--and not like a hurricane. Like a tsunami.

A story of unlocking truth. Of defeating regret. Of the power of steel-laced friendships. Until these friends are forced to confront a decades-old betrayal, and the tragic consequences threatening to sever the trust between them.

Four women, who step into the crossroads between choosing action or forever facing regret--and define their moment by revisiting their past to embrace their future. Their journey, seasoned with their hearts and souls and hey, an abundance of humor, includes attempted murder (oops), DNA surprises (who knew?), boatless boat slips (damn, he got the boat), and sexual awakenings (yes, at their age). Oh, and then there's the pole dancing for seniors.

But sometimes, the back side of middle age shoves the past, and the secrets it harbors, into the present. And secrets never die quietly.

Sassie's Wine List, Ruby's Italian Feast recipes, and Lizzie's Heart to Heart picture (Love. Only for a moment. Only for an eternity.) can be found at www.marciafeldt.com.

*Oy or Oy vey: Terms to express exasperation, dismay, calamity or any other sense of woe. Yiddish origin but so widely used, now integrated into American colloquialisms, and in dictionaries around the world.