by Laura Dave
First published 2008
On their 35th anniversary, Gwyn and Thomas Huntington are hosting a divorce party at their Montauk home. Their son is bringing his fiancée, Maggie, for the first time. Maggie thought she was joining a perfect family, but she's about to reckon with some uncomfortable truths about the man she wants to marry. The emotional core of this multi-generational story explores what it means to share a life with someone, as two women—Gwyn and Maggie—navigate the end of one marriage and the beginning of another.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, second-chance
272 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books