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The moment Joan Castleman decides to leave her husband, they are thirty-five thousand feet above the ocean on a flight to Helsinki. Joan's husband, Joseph, is one of America's preeminent novelists, about to receive a prestigious international award, and Joan, who has spent forty years subjugating her own literary talents to fan the flames of his career, has finally decided to stop. From this gripping opening, Meg Wolitzer flashes back to 1950s Smith College and Greenwich Village and follows the course of the marriage that has brought the couple to this breaking point -- one that results in a shocking revelation.
With her skillful storytelling and pitch-perfect observations, Wolitzer has crafted a wise and candid look at the choices all men and women make -- in marriage, work, and life.
With her skillful storytelling and pitch-perfect observations, Wolitzer has crafted a wise and candid look at the choices all men and women make -- in marriage, work, and life.
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Virginia K. (GinaK) reviewed 1/19/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Enjoyable ascerbic wit of Meg Wolitzer, filled with her type of engrossing, funny, humor and pathos. She is a one in a million author.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I wasn't sure about this book in the beginning. Somehow it overcomes your initial impressions that it's another middleage woman's quest to free herself from a long unsatisfying marriage. It catches your attention and you comes to a shocking conclusion.
Julie D. (jules72653) reviewed 6/13/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not chick lit despite the intriguing hot pink cover.
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Wonderful quick read. The ending was a bit predictable but it was great food for thought. I read it on 1 day.
Corinne B. reviewed 8/25/2009...
I wasn't sure I liked this book. The book is told from the point of view of a whinny ,feel-sorry-for-myself, wife. It does have an interesting twist toward the end. It's quick, easy reading.
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