Many thanks to NetGalley, Random House and Anna Quindlen for the opportunity to read her latest book.
Anna Quindlen is a "must-read" author - her writing and storytelling always seem to speak to me. I think the first book of hers I read was Black and Blue - as a former domestic abuse survivor, it rang so incredibly true. I was sold.
Alternate Side is the story of Charlie and Nora who live in a Manhattan neighborhood, a dead-end street of old, stately homes. Charlie and Nora are long-time married, with twin children almost out of college. This is a story of being comfortable in our marriages, our neighborhoods, our lives and what happens when something pushes us out of that comfort zone. A violent episode in the neighborhood did just that for Charlie and Nora. Suddenly they were on alternate sides of an issue.
I love Quindlen's dry relatable humor. Like this passage..."When they were first married they had vowed they would never be one of those married couples who sat silent at dinner because they'd run out of things to say. They were determined that they would never run out of things to say. So they repeated themselves a lot."
This is also a story of class differences between the haves and the have-nots and those first world problems that plague so many of us. It's also a story of living and loving New York City - even the alternate side parking rules.
Highly recommended - I loved it!
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