The Divorce Party - Hardcover

Dave, Laura

3.57

10,044 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670018597 ISBN 13: 9780670018598

Publisher: Viking Pr, 2008

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Hosting a divorce party on what would have been their thirty-fifth anniversary, amicably separated spouses Gwyn and Thomas Huntington unexpectedly toast their son's engagement to a young woman who inadvertently discovers unsettling secrets about the man she is to marry.

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Review:

"In lustrous, supple language and with breathtaking acuity, Laura Dave explores the intricate inner lives of two women as they struggle to know the men they lovea] they face the same thorny question: how many liesaand how much truthacan love bear?"
aMarisa de los Santos, author of "LOVE WALKED IN"
Praise for "LONDON IS THE BEST CITY IN AMERICA: "
aEndearingly quirky . . . [a] charming, offbeat debut . . . that winningly explores the romantic choices we make.a
a"USA Today"
aIncredibly deft, utterly satisfying, a triumph of a first novel.a
aMelissa Bank
aSuch a satisfying read . . . The relationships among her cast are complicated, fraught and tender. Her story reads sweet but real.a
a"The Washington Post"

"I'm looking forward to reading ["The Divorce Party"] Laura Dave's latest book."
--Emily Giffin, USA Today
aA revealing, honest portrait of how love binds us together -- and drives us apart. Laura Dave understands the affections and contradictions within the human soul. I love this book!a
aKate Jacobs, author of "FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB"
"In lustrous, supple language and with breathtaking acuity, Laura Dave explores the intricate inner lives of two women as they struggle to know the men they lovea] they face the same thorny question: how many liesaand how much truthacan love bear?"
aMarisa de los Santos, author of "LOVE WALKED IN"
Praise for "LONDON IS THE BEST CITY IN AMERICA: "
aEndearingly quirky . . . [a] charming, offbeat debut . . . that winningly explores the romantic choices we make.a
a"USA Today"
aIncredibly deft, utterly satisfying, a triumph of a first novel.a
aMelissa Bank
aSuch a satisfying read . . . The relationships among her cast are complicated, fraught and tender. Her story reads sweet but real.a
a"The Washington Post"

aA revealing, honest portrait of how love binds us togetheraand drives us apart.a
aKate Jacobs, author of "The Friday Night Knitting Club"
a Events unfold over the course of a day, but the lessons learned have their roots in a lifetime.a
a"Elle"
a Incredibly deft, utterly satisfying . . . I love every character. A triumph of a first novel!a
aMelissa Bank, author of "The Girlas Guide to Hunting and Fishing"
aElegant, accessible prose and compelling portraits of relationships.a
a "Cosmopolitan"

"A revealing, honest portrait of how love binds us together-and drives us apart."
-Kate Jacobs, author of The Friday Night Knitting Club
" Events unfold over the course of a day, but the lessons learned have their roots in a lifetime."
-Elle
" Incredibly deft, utterly satisfying . . . I love every character. A triumph of a first novel!"
-Melissa Bank, author of The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing
"Elegant, accessible prose and compelling portraits of relationships."
- Cosmopolitan

-A revealing, honest portrait of how love binds us together-and drives us apart.-
-Kate Jacobs, author of The Friday Night Knitting Club
- Events unfold over the course of a day, but the lessons learned have their roots in a lifetime.-
-Elle
- Incredibly deft, utterly satisfying . . . I love every character. A triumph of a first novel!-
-Melissa Bank, author of The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing
-Elegant, accessible prose and compelling portraits of relationships.-
- Cosmopolitan

About the Author:

Laura Dave is the author of London Is the Best City in America. She contributes to Self, Glamour, ESPN The Magazine, The New York Observer, and Blueprint. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Virginia and is currently at work on her third novel.

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