Julia is a woman who's always felt slightly out of step with her own life. When an old friendship resurfaces, it unravels the careful construction of her marriage, her motherhood, and the version of herself she's been performing. Lombardo dissects a woman's life with surgical precision and genuine tenderness.
Some sexual content within the marriage narrative.
Skip if you dislike:
Same author — equally intimate family dissection.
Complex rather than depressing — deeply human.
Beautifully controlled — enhances rather than confuses.