Fine, Im a Terrible Person, Lisa F. Rosenberg
Fine, Im a Terrible Person, Lisa F. Rosenberg
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Fine, I'm a Terrible Person
A Novel

Author: Lisa F. Rosenberg

Narrator: Jess Moran

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/25/2025

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Women


Synopsis

This funny mother-daughter caper story stars seventy-three-year-old, overweight former beauty, Aurora, who is a perpetually broke, eccentric divorcee living in the wealthy enclave of Marin County. When Aurora discovers her father's widow has died, she decides to drive to Los Angeles to see if this means money for her.

Enter Aurora's high-strung and estranged daughter, forty-three-year-old Leyla, who spends her days keeping up with the other Marin Uber moms, manically pursuing perfection. When she overhears a conversation and suspects her husband is embarking on an affair, she decides to sneak into a Cannabis business conference he is attending, also in LA, to spy on him.

Aurora and Leyla's separate quests simultaneously intersect and enmesh in Los Angeles over the course of a weekend provoking hijinks and chaos, and yes, even some healing.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephanie on February 11, 2025

Leyla Feldenburg has molded herself into the perfect wife and mother.  Doting on her husband and supporting her two children, Leyla gave up her career to make sure her children have every opportunity.  Leyla gives them everything her mother, Aurora, didn't.  Now, Leyla has insomnia, anxiety and a st......more

Goodreads review by G.P. on February 25, 2025

Leyla’s dismissive father left when she was young and married seven more times. Leyla’s mother, Aurora is kooky, draining, and lives nearby. Mother and daughter end up in Los Angeles for a frantic weekend; Aurora, with hopes of cashing in on the death of her ex-husband's final wife, and Leyla to con......more

Goodreads review by Vanessa on March 16, 2025

Compelling characters who are all complete “characters,” and interesting exploration of Sephardic family roots and Ladino language. I felt like it rested on these two points of interest, with a lot of chaos and dialogue, but only glancing light attention of the larger feelings and issues driving the......more

Goodreads review by Margie on January 24, 2025

I loved everything about this book. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, has a great plot, and has fascinating characters. Best of all, I learned about Ladino. I highly recommend it!......more

Goodreads review by Karen on March 26, 2025

A both humorous and heart wrenching mother/daughter story that will have you rooting for the characters until the end.......more