Its marriages and divorces the novel looks all about at the start but then Taffy Brodesser-Akner brings in extra spice in the debut novel that has become quite famous in different aspects. Ambitions of people and then a change in their thinking that finally results in terrible outcomes really rock the listener. Allyson Ryan’s way and accent in narration is sure to make you inclined toward the novel and it progress.
Toby Fleishman the main character is having a disaster of a life when the novel begins to unfold. He and his wife have been separated for the last fifteen years and all they do on the weekends is a meeting with the kids in order to have some relaxation which ironically they cannot get. His wife now finally leaves the children and starts having physical relationship with someone else. Toby tries to fit in this new scenario in his life in order to survive and finally his life too takes a huge twist all of a sudden.
The more Toby tries to explore what happened to his wife and their relationship the more confusing the whole thing becomes. It seems that he has not been taking deep interest in the changes in his life for a long time. The tale tells us the true face of the modern woman of the new society, her demands and likes.
The dating scenes and the divorce issues are no doubt described aptly and comprehensively by the writer. Never has any writer touched the psyche of a divorced couple so deeply, the book can prove as a guide for the marriages couples all over the world.
