Lizzie Petrie can't quite believe she's approaching middle age.

It's summertime and Lizzie is determined to have the best summer yet.

Just as long as no one acknowledges that on July fourteenth she's turning forty. She can't kick the thought that getting older is a failure on her part. And it's dangerous, too. She tweaks her neck simply trying to make toast.

The problem is, Sarah seems determined to throw a surprise birthday bash despite being warned not to.

Will Lizzie survive turning 40?

A Midlife Woman is the hilarious and heartfelt eleventh installment of A Woman Lost, a series of contemporary sapphic romances. If you like quirky characters, complicated family dynamics, and well-crafted prose, then you'll love following Lizzie's continuing saga.