Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Waiting On Wednesday #3



Waiting On Wednesday is brought to you by Breaking The Spine. This meme spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating.

So I was perusing (I like that word) Barnes & Noble's website looking at the pre-orders, when I found this!! Jennifer Weiner's Fly Away Home, which is out July 13th.

I adored Jennifer Weiner's Little Earthquakes, and I've heard great things about all her other books so a new one coming out makes me very happy.

~ Synopsis from Amazon

Sometimes all you can do is fly away home . . .

When Sylvie Serfer met Richard Woodruff in law school, she had wild curls, wide hips, and lots of opinions. Decades later, Sylvie has remade herself as the ideal politician’s wife—her hair dyed and straightened, her hippie-chick wardrobe replaced by tailored knit suits. At fifty-seven, she ruefully acknowledges that her job is staying twenty pounds thinner than she was in her twenties and tending to her husband, the senator.

Lizzie, the Woodruffs’ younger daughter, is at twenty-four a recovering addict, whose mantra HALT (Hungry? Angry? Lonely? Tired?) helps her keep her life under control. Still, trouble always seems to find her. Her older sister, Diana, an emergency room physician, has everything Lizzie failed to achieve—a husband, a young son, the perfect home—and yet she’s trapped in a loveless marriage. With temptation waiting in one of the ER’s exam rooms, she finds herself craving more.

After Richard’s extramarital affair makes headlines, the three women are drawn into the painful glare of the national spotlight. Once the press conference is over, each is forced to reconsider her life, who she is and who she is meant to be.

Written with an irresistible blend of heartbreak and hilarity, Fly Away Home is an unforgettable story of a mother and two daughters who after a lifetime of distance finally learn to find refuge in one another.

7 comments:

Mary (Bookfan) said...

This sounds like such a fabulous summer read. Great pick!

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

I've had my eye on this one! Love all of Weiner's books, and this one sounds like the best one yet!

Here's my WOW:

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Aimee said...

This seems like an interesting book!

My WoW is here.

Jill said...

Me too, me too!!!

Melanie said...

This sounds really wonderful! I love books that reflect on how people change throughout their lifetimes.

Unknown said...

Family stories always make wonderful stories.

Shari said...

Sounds like a good one. I'll be on the look out for it. Great blog, I'm now following. Shari
myneuroticbookaffair.blogspot.com

 
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