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Hardback 304 Pages
Published: 09/08/2018

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A sophisticated urban thriller that probes the leisurely decadence of affluent New York and finds a hotbed of resentment, frustration and violence festering below the surface. A brutal assault in a seemingly harmonious apartment block sets a train of disturbing events in motion, and forces the residents to question whose side they are really on.

Anna Quindlen follows her highly-praised novel Miller's Valley with a captivating novel about money, class and self-discovery set in the heart of New York where the tensions in a tight-knit neighbourhood-and a seemingly happy marriage-are exposed by an unexpected act of violence.

There are days when Nora Nolan thinks that she and her husband, Charlie, lead a charmed life-except when there's a crisis at work, a leak in the roof at home or a problem with their twins at college. And why not? New York City was once Nora's dream destination and her clannish dead-end block has become a safe harbour, a tranquil village amid the urban craziness. The owners watch one another's children grow up. They use the same handyman. They trade gossip and gripes, and they manoeuvre for the ultimate status symbol: a spot in the block's small parking lot.

Then one morning, Nora returns from her run to discover that a terrible incident has shaken the neighbourhood, and the enviable dead-end block turns into a potent symbol of a divided city. The fault lines begin to open: in their street, at Nora's place of work in a jewellery museum and, most especially, in her marriage.

With an unerring and acute eye that captures beautifully the snap and crackle of modern life, Anna Quindlen explores what it means to be a mother, a wife and a woman at a moment of reckoning.


Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
ISBN: 9781471174407
Number of pages: 304
Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 26 mm

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“Alternate Side”

They have the life many people dream of: Nora and Charlie Nolan live in New York city in a quiet dead-end street, their twins Rachel and Oliver have become charming and successful students and both Nora and Charlie... More

Hardback edition
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“A well told story”

Nora and Charlie Nolan live in an affluent enclave in New York. They are rich, with two grown up children. The only kind of problems they have are ‘first world problems.’ A handyman keeps the houses looking nice.... More

Hardback edition
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“Great read!”

I loved this book - I love books that tell the story of relationships between people. I really enjoyed the characters and found the story engaging. I can't wait to read another book by Anna Quindlen.

Paperback edition
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