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New York Times Bestseller • Small Book Club Selection • “A gripping and moving tale of a messy, loving family in all its glory.” – Madeleine Miller, bestselling author of Sears
In this “complicated and rich family saga” (USA Today) filled with long-held family secrets, Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, unaware of all that awaits them. By 2016, they have four completely different daughters, each in a state of turmoil.
Wendy, a young widow, soothes herself with alcohol and younger men. Violet, a lawyer turned stay-at-home mom, struggles with anxiety and self-doubt. Lisa, a neurotic, newly hired professor, finds herself pregnant with a child she isn’t sure she wants from a man she isn’t sure she loves. And Grace, the youngest young girl, begins to live a lie that no one in her family even suspects.
With the unexpected arrival of young Jonah Bendt – a child adopted fifteen years earlier by one of the girls – the Sorensons are forced to reckon with the rich and varied paintings of their past. As they grapple with years of teenage angst, betrayal, and resentment, they also find moments of sublime joy that make everything else worthwhile.
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From the publisher

Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: April 6, 2021
Language: English
Print length: 640 pages
ISBN-10: 0525564233
ISBN-13: 978-0525564232
Item Weight: 2.31 lbs
Dimensions: 5.18 x 1.11 x 7.94 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #232 in Books (see Top 100 Books) #35 in Contemporary Women’s Fiction #49 in Women’s Domestic Life #58 in Literary Fiction (Books)
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