Goodreads says: "In Wendy Walker's brilliant debut, the lives of four wives and mothers intertwine and collide in a tale of suburban angst among outrageous wealth.
On the outside, it appears as though Love Welsh, Marie Passetti, Gayle Beck and Janie Kirk lead enviable lives, with marriages to handsome, successful men; bright, happy children; and homes right out of Architectural Digest. But in the wealthy suburb of Hunting Ridge, appearances mask a deeper truth: These four wives are anything but perfect. As they try to maintain a façade of bliss, behind closed doors they each face their own crises-infidelity, dissatisfaction, self-doubt. As springtime draws to an end, doors are both opened and closed and the women come face to face with the most difficult and heartbreaking challenge of their lives-to reconcile their innermost desires with the lives that each of them has chosen.
Four Wives shares a peek beyond the perfectly manicured lawns of Hunting Ridge—exposing a world as troubled as it is blessed."
Jen's quote: "Four very different suburban wives living very different lives but all drawn together by their children and close proximity in the burbs. Love, a former child prodigy hiding a secret that is causing physical unexplained pain. Janie, mother of four who seems to have the perfect life but is dissatisfied with everything. Marie, a divorce attorney who just can't seem to find the spark for her own life but is captivated by her clients and intern. Gayle, the richest of them all hiding an abusive marriage and pill addiction.
Each has to face her demons and decide what's important, what they can live with and what they can't live without."
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