Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tea Set | 2021 | Cary J. Hansson | Buy |
| 2 | stand in cinderella | 2021 | Cary J. Hansson | Buy |
| 3 | Curtains | 2022 | Cary J. Hansson | Buy |
Postcards From Midlife was Cary J. Hansson’s debut series, beginning with The Tea Set in 2021. The books follow women who have been friends for years as they deal with the specific pressures of midlife: aging parents, disappointing careers, marriages that have gone flat, and the gap between who they thought they would become and who they actually are.
Hansson writes these situations with humor and honesty rather than sentimentality. The friendship between the women is the backbone of the series, and it bends under real strain without breaking. Stand in Cinderella and Curtains developed the characters further, building a readership among women who wanted to see their own experiences reflected in fiction.