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Set in Mattauk, a Long Island oceanfront village, Kirsten Miller’s The Change features an eccentric cast of characters. Three women—Harriett, Jo, and Nessa—are each embroiled in their own midlife crisis. But pity them not: these women might have a slew of problems, but they’ve also stumbled on a few unexpected…powers. Harriett Osborne had an amazing career in advertising until she, too, got ambushed by the powers that be and by her own husband. Harriett flipped the switch on her own super powers and became a wizard with botany. The neighbors cross to the other side of the street when her shadow falls on the sidewalk. They whisper that she's a full-time, card carrying witch with crazy powers. You'll soon find out.
A delicious fantasy full of righteous rage, thorny entanglements, powerful sisterhood, and (wink, nudge) herbal remedies. Forget the teen dabblers of The Craft, or the lovelorn witches of Practical Magic: Joe, Nessa, and Harriet are the dynamic coven that angry feminist dreams are made of, here to remind us that everything gets better with age and experience— especially revenge." Kat Rosenfield The perfect mix of droll and nonchalant, this was a delightful syncopation with words while exploring topics meaningful to women. I can’t emphasize enough my appreciation for the deadpan wit and this special writing skill. Jo, a former hotel executive, now owns a female-focused gym and channels her rage through workouts.Harrriett, Jo, and Nessa decide to come together with their powers…and nobody better stand in their way. Time to pay the piper! Kirsten Miller blasts through the cliches and delivers a walloping, bloody punch. . . . [A] powerful and surprising read. When a few girls go missing they unite and use their very special abilities to help solve the biggest mystery of all time.
On the cusp of 50, suave advertising director Harriett Osborne has just witnessed the implosion of her lucrative career and her marriage. She hasn’t left her house in months, and from the outside, it appears as if she and her garden have both gone to seed. But Harriet’s life is far from over—in fact, she’s undergone a stunning and very welcome metamorphosis.
Jo has left behind her career as well and now is hot all the time. She discovers that she can in fact channel all that heat. Who knew women had these gifts after childbearing days, but so glad they do! I can only hope without these gifts we/women can protect our next generation of women. Very empowering & gives women hope! Infuriating in the way the first half of the First Wives Club is, but then satisfying the way the second half of First Wives Club is. The novel takes on serious issues but doesn't take itself too seriously . . . Crime fiction, superpower fantasy, and sharp satire about sexism and ageism mesh for a satisfying read.
These powers lead Jo, Nessa, and Harriet to each other… and to dead girls. This story takes in an “Epstein island” type of turn. They discover that there is a community where a bunch of rich men live, where women are disappearing from. When the police prove to be little help, the women use their powers to investigate and the road it leads them down is a crazy one. And, once WE got past the descriptions of THEIR past menstrual cycles, it was a BLOODY good time! 🩸 Meet the middle-aged Avengers from Mattauk, Long Island. A mid-life crisis has never sounded so good! When the three friends, guided by Nessa’a power of sight find the body of a young girl discarded in a garbage bag in a secluded area on Danskammer Beach, the local police lean towards writing the victim off as a drug-addicted sex worker. But this is just the beginning of a series of events that leads to the uncovering of a complex web of secrets, corruption and criminal activity in the affluent community of Mattauk. Together, Nessa, Jo and Harriet make a formidable trio and anyone guilty of these atrocious crimes against women and young girls better beware! This book didn’t know what it wanted to be. A menopause book? Murder mystery? A feminist tale? A witch book? A “we hate men” story? A instruction manual on horticulture???
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Many women are simply too frightened to see things as they really are-or to accept that the world men have made must be destroyed.” Author Kirsten Miller has said that certain elements of THE CHANGE are “ripped from the headlines.” Were there storylines or characters who reminded you of real-life events or people? Why do you think the author drew inspiration from current events? Miller triumphs... The Change is that rare treat: a suspenseful story with great pacing, memorable characters, and an engaging voice. Fantastic in every way, this fierce anthem against misogyny is a smash.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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