Best for: Fans of her previous work. Fans of books that follow multiple peoples’ perspectives. People who enjoyed ‘The Measure.’ In a nutshell: On a delayed flight between Hobart and Sydney, Australia, a woman name Cherry walks up the aisle saying ‘I expect’ followed by an age at death and a cause of death for nearly ever person on the plane. Within a month or so, three of her ‘predictions’ turn out to be correct. So the question is – who is Cherry, what does […]

What’s the word for anti-drama? Whatever it is, it might be my favorite kind of drama. I loved this book and it follows a similar anti-drama formula author Liane Moriarty used in What Alice Forgot and The Husband’s Secret to great effect. All three books start with a dramatic, Lifetime-movie-esque premise (in this case, middle-aged retiree and mother of four vanishes, possibly connected to a mysterious stranger) and then use this to explore the most fascinating details of… just, normal life… getting married, raising kids, […]

Stan and Joy Delaney have been married for fifty years. They met in their youth playing tennis, and brought their love of the sport into their family and business, coaching their four children alongside paying customers. All the kids were talented, but none of them made it. Stan’s one close call with coaching greatness crashed and burned when the prodigy dumped him for another coach. The family has its ups and downs, but they’re happy right? One night a young woman knocks at Stan and […]