First published 2019
Kate Morgan runs her Manhattan law firm with the same iron control she applies to her family. As a senior partner and single mother, she has guided her three adult children toward successful careers and respectable lives. Tamara, Anthony, and Claire attended excellent schools and chose careers that would have made their late father proud. Kate believes she knows her children completely. During one tumultuous Manhattan summer, her certainties crumble. One child reveals a stunning secret they have hidden for years. Another confesses an equally shocking truth that forces Kate to question everything she thought she knew. A planned society wedding dissolves into chaos when her child chooses a relationship that horrifies Kate. An inappropriate affair produces an unexpected pregnancy, adding to the family upheaval. As Kate struggles to process these revelations, she realizes she too has concealed important truths from her children. The woman who prided herself on control must learn that her dreams for her children may not match what they actually need or want.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, secrets
Setting: Manhattan
Period: 21st-century
288 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press