In her acclaimed novels, Amy Sohn has beguiled us with her pinpoint
observations of how we live and love, giving voice to our innermost
thoughts and everyday anxieties. Now, in Motherland, her most
diverting book to date, she introduces us to five mothers and fathers in
Cape Cod, Park Slope, and Greenwich Village who find themselves adrift
professionally and personally.
Rebecca Rose, whose husband has been acting aloof, is tempted by the
attentions of a former celebrity flame; Marco Goldstein, saddled with
two kids when his husband, Todd, is away on business, turns to anonymous
sex for comfort; Danny Gottlieb, a screenwriter on the cusp of a big
break, leaves his wife and children to pitch a film (and meet young
women) in Los Angeles; fallen sanctimommy Karen Bryan Shapiro,
devastated by her husband's infidelity and abandonment, attempts a fresh
start with a hot single dad; and former A-list actress Melora Leigh
plots a star turn on Broadway to revive her Hollywood career. As their
stories intersect in surprising ways and their deceptions spiral out of
control, they begin to question their beliefs about family, happiness,
and themselves.
Equal parts moving and richly entertaining, Motherland is a fresh take
on modern marriage that confirms Amy Sohn as one of our most insightful
commentators on relationships and parenting in America today.
