The Shape of Things to Come A Novel Author:Maud Casey Isabelle, a woman in her thirties without any of the trappings of a grown-up life, has just been fired from her job at a San Francisco phone company. Returning to the midwestern suburb of her childhood, Standardsville, Illinois, she contends with her dating single mother, a neighbor who once appeared on The Honeymooners, and an ex-... more »boyfriend. She also becomes a mystery shopper for a temp agency, posing as a variety of potential tenants for newly built suburban communities to access their exclusive services.Enchanted by the possiblities of disguise, Isabelle spins a web of lies that keeps the world at a distance until she unearths long-kept secrets that force her to rethink everything she thought she knew.« less
I realized that I'd already read this book a few years ago once I began--but finished it anyway, and that's one of the highest compliments I can pay a book because I never re-read anything! This book is funny and heart-breaking at the same time--some incredibly quirky characters. Fantastic writing.