Crucial Conversations

"May Sarton''s provocative novel is about a wife who has outgrown her husband, and after twenty-seven years of marriage decides that she has had enough. . . . [Poppy] is altogether believable." —The AtlanticTo their close friend Philip, Poppy and Reed Whitelaw''s marriage appears stable and happy. Their ritual Sunday tennis matches and dinners are a highlight of his week, and the Whitelaws'' repar...