Today I'm linking up with Carole from Carole's Random Life of Books for Books from the Backlog. I really enjoy the chance to feature a book that's been hiding in the piles of books for far too long!
Goodreads: Hats and Eyeglasses by Martha Frankel
Blurb: Martha Frankel grew up in a warm, loving family of diehard gamblers, where her father's poker games and her mother's mah-jongg blended happily with big pots of delicious food and endless gossip. As kids, she and her cousins bet on everything?from which of their Weight Watching mothers would lose the most to who could hold their breath longest underwater or eat the most matzo. But once Frankel left for college and later became a successful entertainment journalist, gambling didn't factor much into her life. She thought her family legacy had passed her by.
In this ?fast-paced and amazingly funny? (The Times- Picayune) memoir, Frankel traces her love affair with poker, an obsession that didn't hit until her mid-forties. And she was good at poker. Frankel won routinely, whether she was playing in her Wednesday-night poker game or in one of the seedy, out-of-the-way rooms she always managed to find when on assignment. But all this changed when she discovered online poker. It was the beginning of what one of her uncles called ?hats and eyeglasses, ? a term used to describe those times when you?re losing so bad your ship is sinking until all that's left on the water's surface are your hat and eyeglasses. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Hats & Eyeglasses is a tale of passion, addiction? and those times in life when we almost lose our shirt.
Why It Needs to Come Off the Shelf: I've had this one for AGES and for some reason never picked it up. It sounds like and interesting memoir.
Yes, and I've always thought that online gambling must be especially difficult to cope with - because a lot of the checks and balances we put in place in front of other people are suddenly no longer there. I hope you get to this one, Katherine - it looks like an engrossing story.
ReplyDeleteI've always thought a gambling addiction is a big problem. You can't just lock yourself in and avoid going out to buy like with cigarettes and alcohol. All those online gambling sites make it just as bad to stay at home and be tempted.
ReplyDeleteIt does sound interesting even if I don't often read this genre.
ReplyDeleteInteresting title. I was wondering where it came from. The book sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really interesting. I have known a few people that have struggle with gambling addition. I hope you enjoy this one when you get the chance to read it.
ReplyDeleteLooks good. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWhat an intriguing story, and I love that title and cover! Thanks for sharing, and enjoy!
ReplyDeleteAnd has an absolutely great cover.
ReplyDeleteIt does sound interesting, and I hope you enjoy it when you read it. Stay safe and well!
ReplyDeleteRead it! I want to know what you think! It sounds great. 👍✨
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