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A chance encounter with a stranger in an airplane sends Elyse Bearden into an emotional tailspin. Suddenly, Elyse is willing to risk everything: her safe but stale marriage, her seemingly perfect life in an affluent Southern suburb, and her position in the church. As Elyse embarks on a risky affair, her longtime friend Kelly and the other women in their book club begin to question their own decisions about love, sex, marriage, and freedom. In the end it will take an extraordinary leap of faith for Elyse to find--and follow--her own path to happiness.
"Starred Review. Though this story is one that readers may have seen many times before, Wright delivers fresh perspective and sympathetic characters few writers can match." - Publishers Weekly
"An intense, thoughtful novel about love and friendship, or the lack thereof, in a marriage." - Booklist
"Steamy scenes describing Elyse's sex life with both her husband and her lover are unexpected, and at times, the references to church cause the story to lean toward Christian fiction." - Library Journal
"Sharply written and emotionally accessible, Wright's debut offers a clear-eyed taste of hope without letting anyone, especially Elyse, off the hook." - Kirkus Reviews
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Kim Wright has been writing about travel, food, and wine for more than twenty years for many magazines including Wine Spectator, Self, Travel & Leisure, and Vogue, and has twice won the Lowell Thomas Award for travel writing. She is the food and wine editor for Charlotte Taste. She has written the annual Fodor's Walt Disney World with Kids for 18 years and also writes erotica. This is her first novel. She lives in Charlotte, NC.
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