by Tom Perrotta
First published 2006
Sarah stares at her three-year-old daughter and wonders how her life changed so completely. Once a committed lesbian and uncompromising feminist, she now finds herself married to an older man who spends his days browsing questionable websites. The suburban mother she has become feels like a stranger wearing her skin. Then she meets Todd, a stay-at-home father navigating his own domestic routine. Their friendship develops into something neither expected. As Sarah and Todd fall in love, their growing passion threatens to destroy both of their marriages. Sarah must choose between the safety of her current life and the dangerous pull of genuine connection. Their affair forces both to confront what they really want from love, family, and themselves.
Genres: literary-fiction, domestic-fiction, contemporary, adult-fiction, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Suburbs
Period: Contemporary
370 pages · Paperback · Éditions de l'Olivier