A warm and hilarious novel about a woman who finally moves out of the shadow of her larger-than-life mother

Maz Lombard craves a nice, quiet life — and who can blame her? Having grown up as the daughter of Madame Lucille, "Fortune Teller to the Stars," she spent her childhood traveling from town to town, wondering which of the many men her mother brought home would become her next stepfather. Maz's soon-to-be-ex-husband Lenny left for Santa Fe after his very public affair with a daycare teacher imploded. And Maz's daughter has become convinced she's inherited the family "seeing" gene and is scaring her classmates with dark prophecies.

When Lenny shows up on the doorstep wanting another chance, and Madame Lucille pulls into town with her newest husband, any chance Maz has for a simple, ordinary life seems to go out the window. But is life at its craziest also at its most instructive? Will seeing her family in all its complicated, infuriating, and mystifying splendor enable Maz to define herself on her own terms and live the life she's always wanted?

Delightful, rollicking, but most of all unforgettably touching, What Comes After Crazy marks the debut of a radiant new talent in women's fiction.

My life has arisen from a long list of certifiable characters. I can relate to Maz's tendency to let the world wash over her with out dealing with it and thus incurring the consequences. I, like Maz am now in the after crazy stage of my life which can only be reached by being strong and cutting the destructive people out of your life, even if it hurts.