Thanks so much to NetGalley, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Thisbe Nissen for the opportunity to read and review this novel!
This is the story of Phillipa - a middle-aged woman who works with her husband in the theater department at the University of Iowa. They raised a troubled daughter, Ginny, who finally after some electric shock treatments is beginning to move on with her own life. They have had to deal with a crotchety mother-in-law, whom Phillipa thinks may be a Nazi collaborator. When Phillipa goes to Ohio for a semester to teach, she falls in love with Lucius. She goes back to Iowa and basically blows up her life. How she picks up the pieces of that life and forms it into something new is the premise of this book.
Set in the time before the 2004 presidential election, there are a lot of strong left-leaning political and religious themes. But no matter which side of the aisle you vote, this is a book about finally claiming your life the way you want it.
Told with wit, this is a thought-provoking read with great characters.
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