by Amy Bloom
First published 2010
William and Clare have been friends for years, both married to other people, both comfortable with the boundaries of their relationship. Then something shifts. In one moment, the careful distance they've maintained collapses, and they find themselves drawn into dangerous territory. Their attraction threatens to destroy two marriages and upend the lives of everyone around them. Meanwhile, other stories unfold around them. A young woman struggles with the violent death of her roommate. A man and his daughter-in-law share confessions in an unexpected place. A mother and son navigate thirty years together, building their small family into something larger and more complex. Amy Bloom follows these interconnected lives as they grapple with desire, loss, and the choices that define them. Love appears in forms both tender and destructive, reshaping relationships and revealing truths people would rather keep hidden.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: friends-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
201 pages · Hardcover · Random House