Swan Song

Selma Waxler and her husband Sid get more than they bargained for when they retire from suburban New York to the Florida paradise theyve dreamed of. Sure their best friends from Yonkers are nearby and Selma and the other wives are delighted with all the amenities of lush tropical Pelican Pond. But Sid is bored and that spells trouble. A snake has slithered into paradise and charmed the socks off Sid and the other bored husbands. Before long Sid is drawn into a shady real estate scheme that threatens to topple everything he and Selma have worked for. This comic novel has its bittersweet moments as the Three Musketeers--Selma and her old friends Kitty and Rose--cope with demanding adult children silly husbands and the challenges of aging. But in the end Selma and Sid revive their marriage (yes there is sex after 65!) and rediscover whats most important in life.