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The Glass Wives by Amy Sue Nathan

The Glass Wives

by Amy Sue Nathan

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  • May 2013, 304 pages
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Evie and Nicole Glass share a last name. They also shared a husband.

When a tragic car accident ends the life of Richard Glass, it also upends the lives of Evie and Nicole, and their children. There's no love lost between the widow and the ex. In fact, Evie sees a silver lining in all this heartache - the chance to rid herself of Nicole once and for all. But Evie wasn't counting on her children's bond with their baby half-brother, and she wasn't counting on Nicole's desperate need to hang on to the threads of family, no matter how frayed. Strapped for cash, Evie cautiously agrees to share living expenses - and her home - with Nicole and the baby. But when Evie suspects that Nicole is determined to rearrange more than her kitchen, Evie must decide who she can trust. More than that, she must ask: what makes a family?

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"Nathan, host of the popular Women's Fiction Writer's blog, proves she knows her audience as her first novel hits all the right notes ... Jodi Picoult fans will appreciate the surprising twists embedded in this thought-provoking narrative." - Booklist

"Nathan's story is a poignant reflection of forgiveness and the complicated definition of family, strengthened by the intricate characters who are realistically balanced by their strengths and flaws ... the plot and characters are heart-warming and the ending is inspiring and thought-provoking." – RT Book Reviews

"Reading The Glass Wives is like driving down a familiar street and having one of the houses you thought you knew open up on hinges to reveal its secrets. Nathan firmly but with good humor peels back the layers of suburban "normal" to reveal ethical ambiguity under a publicly rigid moral code and tenuous bonds between strangers under strict definitions of family. Evie Glass is the neighbor you want to know all about, and her story is told with charm and frankness to create an illustration of friendship and motherhood that feels very real." - Lydia Netzer, author of Shine, Shine, Shine

"In The Glass Wives, Amy Sue Nathan examines what it means to build an unconventional family when the original families shatter suddenly and irreparably into pieces. Nathan's adept writing, wry humor, and authentic emotion carried me effortlessly from the beginning of this tender and hopeful debut novel to its satisfying end." - Julie Kibler, author of Calling Me Home

"Rich in authenticity and detail, The Glass Wives addresses the softening that happens when we let go of the past, and the strength that ensues when we face the present on our own terms." - Sandra Kring, author of The Book of Bright Ideas

"With extraordinary empathy, Amy Sue Nathan explores a blended group of friends and relatives we've not seen before. In Evie Glass, Nathan has given us a woman who learns that sometimes it's the imperfect relationships that can knit a troubled family back together. The Glass Wives is brimming with heart and humor." - Randy Susan Meyers, author of The Murderer's Daughters

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Amy Sue Nathan Author Biography

Amy Sue Nathan lives and writes near Chicago where she hosts the popular Women's Fiction Writers blog (www.womensfictionwriters.com). She has been published in the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times and Washington Post online, and Huffington Post, among many others. Amy has two grown children and is busy writing her next novel.

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