by Dyan Cannon
First published 2000
Sarah Mitchell stands in her empty apartment, surrounded by boxes and the remnants of a life built on expectations that never delivered. At forty-two, she has lost her marriage, her corporate job, and her faith in the dreams that once seemed so important. The designer clothes, the perfect house, the successful husband - all the things she thought would make her happy have crumbled away. Now she must decide whether to rebuild the same kind of life or find something entirely different. Her sister thinks she's having a breakdown. Her mother insists she just needs to find another man. But Sarah begins to suspect that everything she was taught to want was wrong from the start. As she sorts through the pieces of her former existence, she discovers that losing everything might be the only way to find out who she really is. This is a story about the courage it takes to stop worshipping at altars that demand everything and give nothing back.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
256 pages · Hardcover · Harper Entertainment