A beautifully written examination of a marriage and a wife's decision to leave her author husband. Although the "twist" at the end is apparent early on, knowing that didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book. This might also be a good book-club book, leading to an in-depth discussion about ethics and how far one should go to help one's mate. Recommended.

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I tried to read it but it bored me. It was just too wordy and took too much time to get to the point of the story, which I never got to.

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Not chick lit despite the intriguing hot pink cover.

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I wasn't sure about this book in the beginning. Somehow it overcomes your initial impressions that it's another middleage woman's quest to free herself from a long unsatisfying marriage. It catches your attention and you comes to a shocking conclusion.

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Enjoyable ascerbic wit of Meg Wolitzer, filled with her type of engrossing, funny, humor and pathos. She is a one in a million author.

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Joseph Castleman is a well-known novelist married to Joan Castleman. Joan has been with her husband since leaving college for the love of her professor. He is a literature professor and has told her that she has a lot of talent.
They get together, which undoes Joe's marriage to his wife. They also have a small daughter.
Joan goes through her life being Joe's right hand. She watches as he writes, wins awards, gets full of himself, etc.
You will be drawn right in with the first sentence of the book.

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