First published 2013
Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean have claimed the same table at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat diner every Sunday for decades. Their friendship began in 1960s Plainview, Indiana, when classmates nicknamed them "the Supremes." Now they face their hardest year yet. Clarice struggles to maintain her dignity while her husband cheats openly around town. Barbara Jean confronts devastating consequences from a romance in her youth that still haunts her present. Odette fights the most frightening challenge of her life while wondering if she has inherited more than just her mother Dora's sturdy build and rebellious streak. Each Sunday brings the three women together over comfort food and conversation that ranges from town gossip to personal heartbreak. Their bond has carried them through marriages, children, joy, and sorrow. Moore weaves their individual stories into a portrait of friendship that endures across forty years of change and challenge.
Genres: domestic-fiction, friendship, contemporary, african-american-historical-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, slice-of-life
Setting: Earl's All-You-Can-Eat Diner, Indiana, Plainview
Period: 1960s
307 pages · Hardcover · Knopf