And I'll preface it by saying I've read her books "out of order".In recognizing the the characters from her first book "The Garden of Small Beginnings" make appearances in this one and "The Bookish Life of Nina Hill", which I read first.
So, now that I see Abbi Waxman actually looks at Goodreads and responds to her readers, I'm a bit nervous to rate this one. The repercussions of the affair reverberate through the four carpool families - and Frances finds herself navigating a moral minefield that could make or break a marriage.Ī miss among an author who has qualified hits. But that's a notion easier said than done when Anne's husband throws her out a couple of days later. She knows her cousin is hiding her desire for another baby from her spouse, Bill Horton's wife is mysteriously missing, and now this.Īfter the shock of seeing Anne Porter in all her extramarital glory, Frances vows to stay in her own lane. The author of The Garden of Small Beginnings returns with a hilarious and poignant new novel about four families, their neighborhood carpool, and the affair that changes everything.Īt any given moment in other people's houses, you can find.repressed hopes and dreams.moments of unexpected joy.someone making love on the floor to a man who is most definitely not her husband.Īs the longtime local carpool mom, Frances Bloom is sometimes an unwilling witness to her neighbors' private lives. "Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful." (Number one New York Times best-selling author Emily Giffin)
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