A chance encounter with a stranger in an airplane sends Elyse Bearden into an emotional tailspin. Suddenly, Elyse is willing to risk everything: her safe but stale marriage, her seemingly perfect life in an affluent Southern suburb, and her position in the church. As Elyse embarks on a risky affair, her longtime friend Kelly and the other women in their book club begin to question their own decisions about love, sex, marriage, and freedom. In the end it will take an extraordinary leap of faith for Elyse to find – and follow – her own path to happiness
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An engaging account...Wright conveys friendships and the blasé everyday with authenticity and telling detail, while passages depicitng Elyse's inner life are rife with the same wit and insight that infuse the dialogue...Wright delivers fresh perspective and sympathetic characters few writers can match