This book is NOT a traditional love story. Mainly, it's the story of a close-knit group of women in a Carolina neighborhood whose history of oove, past and present, seems to be in mid air. One woman begins an affair while her marriage is on the decline. Another is married to an older man who i...
A book that starts off on the right step, but then looses balances and pacing as you go along. Near the finish, you feel like you and you partner (the book) are not quite waltzing to the same tune.I liked the premise of the story, but the main character would mention another character and you wo...
I’m saying to the others the next morning, as we walk down the country road leading to the trailhead for the day. “He was right under my window, yelling my name.”“Like Romeo and Juliet,” Becca says. “It’s my favorite Shakespeare play.”An unlikely choice for a girl who claims to be in search of a ...
The reason is Tory, who is technically Elyse’s daughter, but, just as Mark predicted we would, through the years we’ve shared her. And in my role of honorary aunt, I suppose that I’ve been overly indulgent—the giver of extravagant gifts, the planner of trips to Disney World, Broadway, Paris, and ...
I gulp the Tylenol and force down an egg or two, then fall immediately asleep on Marilee’s bed. I’m dimly aware of time passing, of clanging pans and slamming doors, and people laughing on the deck. When I finally open my eyes, the worst of the headache is gone. Nothing’s ...