Same As It Ever Was

''I FINISHED THIS WONDERFUL BOOK IN FLOODS OF TEARS'' JESSIE BURTON
''SUCH A PLEASURE'' CLARE CHAMBERS
''WITTY AND INSIGHTFUL'' BONNIE GARMUS

At fifty-seven, Julia Ames finds herself with an improbably lovely life. She has a husband she loves, two happy children and a contented existence in the suburbs.

She''s unprepared, though, for what comes next: a surprise announcement from her straight-arrow son...