But even in the whirlwind of publication, Claire can't stop wondering if she should leave her husband.Ben, an architect who is thoughtful, kind, and patient. Bold where Alison is reserved vibrant where Alison is demure, Claire has just had her first novel published, a thinly-veiled retelling of her childhood in South Carolina (which is also Alison's, in a sense). And the only thing he can focus on these days is his secret, sudden affair with.Claire, Alison's best friend. He's in a job he doesn't love so that Alison can stay home with the kids (and why isn't she more grateful for that?) he has a house in the suburbs and a long commute to and from the city each day. But now a little boy - not her own - is dead, and Alison finds herself trapped under the twin burdens of grief and guilt, and feeling increasingly estranged from her husband.Charlie, who has his own burdens. She just didn't get out of the way fast enough. It was dark, it was raining, Alison had two drinks in her, and the other car ran the stop sign. The accident was just that - an accident.
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