First published 2008
Cornelia Brown shocks herself when she abandons city living for suburban life with her husband Teo. She dreads the transition and struggles to connect with neighbors in their new community. Her worst fears materialize in Piper Truitt, a polished woman with impossible standards who embodies everything Cornelia expected to dislike about suburbia. Then Lake arrives, a mysterious woman who shares Cornelia's passion for books and classic films. Lake has moved to town so her gifted son Dev can attend a special school. The three women's lives interweave as Cornelia navigates her new environment. Piper juggles caring for her own family while supporting her best friend Elizabeth through cancer treatment. Lake draws Cornelia into friendship while concealing a devastating secret. Their relationships create a tangle of trust and deception that tests each woman in unexpected ways. The story explores what it truly means to belong to another person.
Genres: literary-fiction, domestic-fiction, contemporary, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: City, Suburb
Period: Contemporary
416 pages · ebook · HarperCollins Publishers