A marriage story. How much is too much to want?
"I've been waiting a long time for this book." ―Rebecca Makkai,
author of The Great Believers and Music for Wartime
2020 IPPY Award Winner for Literary Fiction
2020 NIEA Winner for General Fiction and Best Cover
In this elegant and honest novel, a young couple must navigate that
fine line between the things they want for themselves and the the things
they want together, and it appears each will have to make a
choice―the person they love or the life they want.
Mary Cassatt Miller, the director of an Atlanta home for older women,
and famous photojournalist Ethan Graham want a life together. Despite
Ethan's work taking him to the streets of Afghanistan, he agrees that
after three years, he will stop traveling.
But, nine weeks before their third anniversary, Cass is unsure whether
Ethan will ever give up the work he loves. As the clock counts down, it
doesn't help that Singer, the artist-bartender, is always in Atlanta,
and the enthralling Setara, the subject of Ethan's most famous
photograph, is also his business partner.
A new danger in Afghanistan changes everything.
Paperback includes a Reader's Guide, perfect for Book Clubs and all
Lovers of Fiction:
- This story of marriage will inspire discussions about feminist books,
a person's sense of self, the question of whether or not to have a
family, individual passions, romance versus love, romance inspired by
lovers, missed anniversaries and marriage conflicts.
- Features relatable characters with a sense of self, family dynamics
and a journey through romance, love disapointment, secrets, conflict,
passion, and danger.
- A novel that's perfect for lovers of fiction, romance stories, and
feminist books
Lovers of fiction and fans of feminist books like Writers & Lovers
by Lily King, An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, Life Drawing by
Robin Black you're going to love Cynthia Newberry Martin's novel Tidal
Flats.
