Leave Me
by Gayle Forman
Genre: Adult
Contemporary
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Release Date:
September 6, 2016
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Goodreads Synopsis:
International
bestselling author Gayle Forman's trademark humor and insight abound in
this masterful adult debut, showing us that sometimes you have to leave
home in order to find it again.
For every woman who has ever fantasized about driving past her exit on the highway instead of going home to make dinner, for every woman who has ever dreamed of boarding a train to a place where no one needs constant attention--meet Maribeth Klein. A harried working mother who's so busy taking care of her husband and twins, she doesn't even realize she's had a heart attack.
Afterward, surprised to discover that her recuperation seems to be an imposition on those who rely on her, Maribeth does the unthinkable: She packs a bag and leaves. But, as is so often the case, once we get to where we're going, we see our lives from a different perspective. Far from the demands of family and career and with the help of liberating new friendships, Maribeth is finally able to own up to secrets she has been keeping from those she loves and from herself.
With big-hearted characters who stumble and trip, grow and forgive, Leave Me is about facing our fears. Gayle Forman, a dazzling observer of human nature, has written an irresistible novel that confronts the ambivalence of modern motherhood head-on.
For every woman who has ever fantasized about driving past her exit on the highway instead of going home to make dinner, for every woman who has ever dreamed of boarding a train to a place where no one needs constant attention--meet Maribeth Klein. A harried working mother who's so busy taking care of her husband and twins, she doesn't even realize she's had a heart attack.
Afterward, surprised to discover that her recuperation seems to be an imposition on those who rely on her, Maribeth does the unthinkable: She packs a bag and leaves. But, as is so often the case, once we get to where we're going, we see our lives from a different perspective. Far from the demands of family and career and with the help of liberating new friendships, Maribeth is finally able to own up to secrets she has been keeping from those she loves and from herself.
With big-hearted characters who stumble and trip, grow and forgive, Leave Me is about facing our fears. Gayle Forman, a dazzling observer of human nature, has written an irresistible novel that confronts the ambivalence of modern motherhood head-on.
Why?:
I have loved all of Gayle Forman’s
novels. Adult novels make me more wary, but I’m still intrigued. And I believe
that this has to be just as good as her others. It’s definitely on my list.
Special
Mention:
As Old As Time (Twisted Tales, #3)
by Liz Braswell out on September 6-- I wanted to love the first
in this series, the Aladdin retelling,
but it was just okay with me. It had good and bad points, but it’s made me wary
of reading more. I’m a big sucker for Beauty
and the Beast anything, so of course this one has caught my attention
again. I really want to love it. I want that so badly. But even the synopsis,
with the whole twist on her mother, has me feeling iffy about it.
What’s on your list?
