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Violence
None
None
Language
Barely any
Mild
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minor; an affair is discovered but not depicted graphically
Substance Use
None
Not a major factor
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Deals directly with infidelity, infertility, a father's debilitating stroke, and one character's secret panic attacks; reviewers praise how it handles dark material with humor
What this book is about
Told from multiple perspectives across two sisters and their mother, this novel follows Barb as she discovers her husband's infidelity just as her father has a stroke that leaves him unable to care for himself, forcing the family to reckon with old secrets.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Infidelity discovery
A parent's disabling stroke
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