The Glass Wives
A Novel
by Amy Sue Nathan
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Pub Date May 14 2013 | Archive Date May 14 2013
St. Martin's Press | St. Martin's Griffin
Description
Evie and Nicole Glass share a last name. They also shared a husband.
When a tragic car accident ends the life of Richard Glass, it also upends the lives of Evie and Nicole, and their children. There's no love lost between the widow and the ex. In fact, Evie sees a silver lining in all this heartache—the chance to rid herself of Nicole once and for all. But Evie wasn't counting on her children's bond with their baby half-brother, and she wasn't counting on Nicole's desperate need to hang on to the threads of family, no matter how frayed. Strapped for cash, Evie cautiously agrees to share living expenses—and her home—with Nicole and the baby. But when Evie suspects that Nicole is determined to rearrange more than her kitchen, Evie must decide who she can trust. More than that, she must ask: what makes a family?
The Glass Wives is Amy Sue Nathan's heartfelt debut novel.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
“Nathan, host of the popular Women’s Fiction Writer’s
blog, proves she knows her audience as her first novel hits all the right
notes . . . Jodi Picoult fans will appreciate the surprising twists embedded in
this thought-provoking narrative.” --Booklist
"Reading The Glass Wives is
like driving down a familiar street and having one of the houses you thought you
knew open up on hinges to reveal its secrets. Nathan firmly but with good humor
peels back the layers of suburban "normal" to reveal ethical ambiguity under a
publicly rigid moral code and tenuous bonds between strangers under strict
definitions of family. Evie Glass is the neighbor you want to know all about,
and her story is told with charm and frankness to create an illustration of
friendship and motherhood that feels very real."—Lydia Netzer, author of
Shine, Shine, Shine
“In The Glass Wives, Amy Sue Nathan
examines what it means to build an unconventional family when the original
families shatter suddenly and irreparably into pieces. Nathan's adept writing,
wry humor, and authentic emotion carried me effortlessly from the beginning of
this tender and hopeful debut novel to its satisfying end.” -- Julie Kibler,
author of Calling Me Home
“Rich in authenticity and detail, The Glass Wives addresses the softening that happens when we let go of the past, and the strength that ensues when we face the present on our own terms.”--Sandra Kring, author of The Book of Bright Ideas
"With extraordinary empathy, Amy Sue Nathan explores a blended group of friends and relatives we’ve not seen before. In Evie Glass, Nathan has given us a woman who learns that sometimes it’s the imperfect relationships that can knit a troubled family back together. THE GLASS WIVES is brimming with heart and humor." --Randy Susan Meyers, author of The Murderer's Daughters
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781250016560 |
| PRICE | $21.99 (USD) |
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