Although Pekkanen excels at capturing the intimate details of family life and the insidiousness of domestic ennui, this study of a marriage in crisis, while diverting, doesn’t distinguish itself in a crowded field. While working through her pain, Josie eventually glimpses the possibility of forgiveness, but the pat conclusion is disappointing. Frank vows to make things right and, after Josie asks him to move out, undertakes painfully earnest attempts at self-improvement, like attending church and volunteering at a soup kitchen. Josie isn’t so sure, and the pace subsequently alternates between frantic and introspective as she dissects her marriage, past and present, while obsessively working out the timeline of the affair. Now, they’ve culled their editor-author relationship into a blockbuster co-writing duo. Listen Free to Best of Us: A Novel audiobook by Sarah Pekkanen with a 30 Day Free Trial Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet and iOS and. Josie confronts Frank, and he insists it was only a few times and never went beyond kissing. Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen: Better together The two have fueled their years-long friendship with their remarkable similarities. The area has much to do for those who prefer to spend their time exploring outdoors. As with The Opposite of Me, the title plays an important part of the story. After discovering the email on Frank’s phone, Josie finds out that he’s been seeing a married coworker. Lastly, Edisto Island received 65th place on the list of the nation’s 100 best secret beaches. Ation brought out the worst in the characters. Paradise isnt quite what it seems as four college friends meet for an island vacation in this captivating new novel.

Chicago suburbanites Josie and Frank Moore have been married for 12 years and have two young girls, three-year-old Isabella and seven-year-old Zoe. The latest from Pekkanen ( The Wife Between Us) is a by-the-numbers domestic drama in which a woman’s world shatters when an incriminating email alerts her to her husband’s affair. Paradise isnt quite what it seems as four college friends meet for an island vacation in this captivating new novel from the acclaimed author of These.

The best of us by sarah pekkanen