The Late Starters' Club

By Diana Fassino

Book Overview

In this sequel to When the Cat had my Tongue, Diana Fassino recounts her experiences as a hopelessly incompetent 50's housewife, and the unexpected arrival, (the "Oops Factor") of three babies in four years. This "Late Starter" becomes a prolific writer of short stories for women's magazines world-wide, and at forty, her children grown, she divorces her Swiss husband and moves to London. After a scandalous affair with a handsome young medical student, she leaves home with a backpack and spends a summer in Greece looking after nine drug-crazed ex-racehorses. A ten-day visit to Hawaii turns into three years, after which she runs a marina in the Turks and Caicos Islands. In a night of high drama the marina is burned to the ground, but when shortly afterwards her "Knight in Shining Armour" arrives in her life, it seems things will at last become less turbulent. Then tragedy and disaster befall her "beloveds", and in the last pages of this book we witness the healing and redemptive power of love. Today Diana lives with her American husband Dick, her "Knight in Shining Armour", in Sun Valley, Idaho. Praise for When the Cat Had My Tongue: "If nostalgia is your thing, I recommend you to read this unique, hilarious insight into the Upstairs Downstairs goings-on in Diana Fassino's riveting, intensely personal account of upper class English country life during WWII." John Whitney, Director Sagitta Productions, Creator of Upstairs Downstairs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595455085
• ISBN13: 9780595455089
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Lucky that "Knights in Shining Armour" don't belong to one time period!

Well I guess I was "Oops Factor" number one but fortunately I grew up to be one of the "Beloveds". I love everthing this wonderful lady writes and am proud to be her daughter. The Late Starters' Club is a great sequel to "When the Cat Had My Tongue" and for all those who enjoyed the first book I highly recommend the second. These two books cover a time which has since gone and without books like these which combine emotions of love, happiness, sadness, wit and laughter we would only be left with the "boring history books" to give us some kind of insight into these periods. I am so glad that Diana has taken the time to write it down not only for her family but for all those who are interested in different life-styles. A GREAT READ for one and all.

Fabulous reading and so funny, I nearly cried at times

This is exactly the kind of book that I love. It's a look back at a time forgotten by so many of the younger generation - and what a look back she gives us! My mother grew up in this era and as a little girl I remember much of what she writes about. It's beautifully written and a joy to read. Bravo!