You Can’t Botox Your Ass is the relatable, raw, and true story of divorce for the modern-day woman; of facing fear, making the choice to be happy, and always remembering “it might be a bad day, but it’s not a bad life.”
Emma grew up on a farm in the foothills of the New Zealand Southern Alps. Education saw her qualify as an architect; street-smarts and sass saw her travel and build a successful design practice and importing business.
Relationships with warmth, integrity, and humour feed her soul. Artistic expression, sport, and nature are her release. Emma has an adventurous spirit with almost boundless energy. There are few things she won’t try. As she says, ‘If I can think it, I can do it.’
Emma is a gifted writer. Her prose puts words to emotions so many of us feel but are too scared to express. Her writing is self-help “journaling”, cleverly disguised as saucy, take-no-shit, kick-ass, can’t-put-it-down contemporary feminism.
Scratch the surface of Emma’s beautiful face and you will discover her depth of character. She has fought to overcome many personal obstacles, including childhood sexual abuse, eating disorders, the abandonment and attacks of a narcissistic ex-husband, divorce, and starting life over as a solo mother.
Her remarkable story is written from the heart; of her fears, challenges and the passions which drive her on in her battle for a better life.
Emma Rivers might be a friend, she might be a neighbour, but she is one of us; all of us. A woman of her time.
With “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” guts and determination, Emma Rivers fights her ex-husband in court to hold on to the life and financial freedom she has earned.
You will laugh through your tears as she describes her epic journey of divorce, from being a wife with a respectable career, to her antics pole dancing at a swinger club, and her transformation into a competitive bodybuilder.
A delicious labyrinth of lust-fuelled lovers distract Emma from her pain. The Gangster and the Player reignite her sexual desires and bring her back to life.
But why has Emma’s ex-husband Tim gone to such extremes to destroy her? With time, it becomes apparent he is not the man he portrays himself to be. She knows his secrets, and he hates her for it.
Emma bravely confronts her past and discovers her fight for freedom has always been about protecting her daughter and her search for true love.
You Can’t Botox Your Ass is the relatable, raw, and true story of divorce for the modern-day woman; of facing fear, making the choice to be happy, and always remembering “it might be a bad day, but it’s not a bad life.”
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