BASTARD HUSBAND A week after I arrived in Sin City, I attended a divorce support group I found in the local newspaper listed between Cross-Dressers of Las Vegas and Friends and Family of Incarcerated People. (And I thought I had problems.) As I sat among a circle of strangers waiting for my turn to share, I glanced at the Absolutely No Swearing sign hanging from the ceiling and thought, "This will be a challenge." "I'm Linda," I began, "I have no husband, no job, and you people are my only friends."  Everyone laughed at my pathetic truth.   Bastard Husband: A Love Story is a hilarious account of the author's first year alone in Las Vegas following a midlife divorce from someone who was the perfect soulmate--until that one drink too many. Balancing poignancy and edgy humor, the book is threaded with reflections on the relationship and shows how she transitioned from anger and sadness to performing stand-up comedy for the first time at age 46.