From an acclaimed voice in women's fiction, here is a wry, beguiling, heartfelt and warmly wise novel about second chances, unexpected choices, and the dreams that we all hunger to fill.
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From an acclaimed voice in women's fiction, here is a wry, beguiling, heartfelt and warmly wise novel about second chances, unexpected choices, and the dreams that we all hunger to fill. |
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"Barbara
Samuel's writing is, quite simply, splendid. . . . These women are as
familiar as your next-door neighbor and as exotic as the goddesses who
archetype their lives. Samuel soars with genius in the humanity of her
storytelling." Struggling to pick up the pieces after her marriage falls apart, Trudy Marino finds support from a quirky, eclectic group of friends - her goddesses of Kitchen Avenue. There's Jade, a fiery social worker who's finding unexpected strength to deal with her "player" ex-husband; Jade's grandmother, Roberta, who has just lost her husband of sixty-two years - and through memory and grief wonders what to do with the rest of her life; Shannelle, an aspiring writer, determined to realize her talent despite formidable obstacles; and Angel, a young, quietly knowing photographer who makes Trudy uncover a sensuality she never knew - even as he tries to get over the one love he can never really forget. When Trudy
weighs what she and her husband still share against new possibilities,
she'll surprise everyone-including herself - as she tries to reconcile
the best of both. |
