A Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller.
Honesty is the best policy...except maybe when it comes to marriage in
this brilliant novel about the high price of perfection from bestselling
author Camille Pagán.
Wife. Mother. Breadwinner. Penelope Ruiz-Kar is doing it all--and barely
keeping it together. Meanwhile, her best friend, Jenny Sweet, appears to
be sailing through life. As close as the two women are, Jenny's
passionate marriage, pristine house, and ultra-polite child stand in
stark contrast to Penelope's underemployed husband, Sanjay, their unruly
brood, and the daily grind she calls a career.
Then a shocking tragedy reveals that Jenny's life is far from perfect.
Reeling, Penelope vows to stop keeping the peace and finally deal with
the issues in her relationship. So she and Sanjay agree to a radical
proposal: both will write a list of changes they want each other to
make--then commit to complete and total honesty.
What seems like a smart idea quickly spirals out of control, revealing
new rifts and even deeper secrets. As Penelope stares down the possible
implosion of her marriage, she must ask herself: When it comes to love,
is honesty really the best policy?