Newport Cove has the reputation of being the safest neighborhood in the United States, but it's idyllic appearance is masking secrets and broken hearts. Kellie has returned to work after years at home and finds herself in the sights of a very handsome and already married colleague; Susan, a single mother and small business owner, cannot help from stalking her ex and his new girlfriend; Gigi, soon to be a politician's wife, has skeletons in her closet that may come to light in her husband's campaign; and Tessa, the newest and seemingly friendliest mother to move to the neighborhood, has the biggest secret of all to hide.
Collects 250 poems that extoll the work of housewives, written by the early twentieth-century novelist in the years between 1926 and 1928 and published as columns-in-verse in the "Rochester Times-Union.".
Traces the history of marriage in the Judeo-Christian world from ancient to modern times, discussing its changing purposes and the evolving rights, goals, and desires of women.
In the 1960s, five women come together through weekly visits to a Palo Alto, California, park, sharing their fears, dreams, and desires and helping one another deal with the daily challenges of life, love, illness, parenthood, and insecurity.
Traces the history of marriage in the Judeo-Christian world over the course of several centuries, discussing the legal, religious, social, economic, and political factors that have affected wives; featuring stories of married women who have rebelled against the conventions of their time; and considering what marriage means to a modern-day woman.
Suburban wife and mother Kate Klein learns the secrets that lie behind the postcard-perfect facade of Upchurch, Connecticut, and gains insights into her own life, when she launches an unofficial investigation into the murder of a fellow mom.
In the 1960s, five women come together through weekly visits to a Palo Alto, California, park, sharing their fears, dreams, and desires and helping one another deal with the daily challenges of life, love, illness, parenthood, and insecurity.
Three people--suburban housewife Megan, who is dissatisfied with her life; her husband, Ray, who once had a promising career as a documentary photographer, but now works as a paparazzo; and Broome, a detective who cannot let go of a cold case involving a missing man--find their pasts coming back to haunt them as they keep secrets from their loved ones.
