Sylvie Serfer Woodruff, the wife of a Connecticut senator, learns that her husband Richard has been having an affair, and the news breaks just as her two daughters face their own crises. Diana is a single mother, and Lizzie struggles with addiction and unstable footing. Jennifer Weiner follows these three women through the family crisis, each facing her own anger, shame and choices, as they are pushed back into each other's lives.
Readers of contemporary women's fiction who like family dramas with some humour will find a quick, warm read. It is about forgiveness, motherhood and the ways women reckon with betrayal.
Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Curious Generalist. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
