Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the Jill at Breaking the Spine. So let me introduce you my Can’t Wait Wednesday #172 pick. Click on the book’s cover to add it to your Goodreads shelf (opens in a new window).
Length: ~ 10 hours.
Narrator: Daniel Henning, Joel Leslie, Art Brown, George Newbern.
Genre: LGBTQ2S+
From The Publisher:
In this poignant and hilarious story inspired by TV’s beloved The Golden Girls, bestselling author Wade Rouse celebrates love, aging, finding your people, and the art of impeccably timed one-liners.
Theodore Copeland has created a fabulous life in the desert oasis of Palm Springs, where he shares a fabulous pink mid-century home with three fabulous Barry, a former actor still clinging to his youth, his hair, and the memory of the dream role that killed his career; Ron, an uprooted Christian from the Midwest with a big heart but no one to give it to; Sid, who, after coming out late in life, has never found love. Teddy is the caustic, unspoken leader of “The Golden Gays”—the foursome’s monthly drag tribute to The Golden Girls. Despite their foibles and bickering, they have turned their golden years into a golden era.
But the harmony of their desert enclave becomes a carousel of emotional baggage when Teddy’s estranged sister, Trudy, shows up on their doorstep, her dramatic teenage granddaughter in tow. While Teddy keeps Trudy at arm’s length, she manages to wheedle her way into the lives of the Golden Gays, until the real reason for her visit is revealed and the secrets they’ve all been keeping from each other unravel faster than a hastily stitched hemline.
A novel that gives thanks to “old” friends, That’s What Friends Are For proves that while family may be the tie that binds, it’s the chosen family that truly keeps us together.
Why I Can’t Wait To Read That’s What Friends Are For:
I’ve loved every book I’ve read by this author under his pen name, Viola Shipman, but I haven’t yet read anything he’s written under his own name. This synopsis completely captivated me, and I’m confident this is a book I’m going to love.
Other Recent Picks for Can’t Wait Wednesday:
Can’t Wait Wednesday #171: Strangers in the Villa by Robyn Harding
Can’t Wait Wednesday #170: Is This A Cry for Help? by Emily Austin
Can’t Wait Wednesday #169: This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page
What is a book that you Can’t Wait to read? Let me know in the comments!
I hope you have a wonderful day!
Jonetta | Blue Mood 5
Ooh, this sounds wonderful! Great choice, Jodie💜 I’m adding.
thathappyreader
I hope we both enjoy it Jonetta!
Carla@CarlaLovesToRead
Great choice Jodie. I only thought he wrote his memoir under his own name, but I looked and he has written 9 books under his name. I will have to add this one to my TBR shelf.
thathappyreader
Yes I read the same thing Carla! I had no idea.
Trish
This makes me think of the show Mid-Century Modern that was out last year. It was also a take on Golden Girls and was a lot of fun.
thathappyreader
I haven’t seen Mid-Century Modern but I will look for it Trish.