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A New York Times Notable Book: A woman learns the truth about her husband's deceptions in this "superb" novel by the bestselling author of Gone to Soldiers (Boston Herald). After a cross-country tour promoting her latest cookbook, Daria Walker is ready to return to her beautiful home in an affluent Boston suburb and her beloved husband, Ross, a prominent attorney whose rough-hewn good looks have never stopped charming her. But when she arrives, he blindsides her by announcing he wants a divorce. Surprised and devastated, Daria suspects he may be having an affair, but the reality is far worse and will tear apart the illusion of her perfectly happy family. When a boy dies tragically and a scandal erupts involving a mercenary slumlord, Daria is outraged along with the rest of the city. But when she learns that Ross may have a connection to the case, she sets out on a journey to discover the truth—a quest that will cast a shadow over the comfortable life she once enjoyed. From the New York Times–bestselling author of Woman on the Edge of Time, Fly Away Home is the story of a woman forced to question her values, her relationships, and herself—"a tale of love, betrayal, and revenge set against a backdrop of sterile suburbs, confrontational politics [and] the evils of gentrification" (The New York Times).
Marge Piercy
Marge Piercy has published seventeen novels, most recently Sex Wars, from William Morrow Paperbacks, and the republishing of two early novels, Dance the Eagle to Sleep and Vida from PM Press, with introductions by Piercy, and a new collection of short stories, The Cost of Lunch, Etc. She is the author of twenty poetry collections, most recently On The Way Out, Turn Off the Light from Knopf. She published a memoir, Sleeping with Cats and five nonfiction books. Her CD of feminist and other political poems is called Louder, we can't hear you (Yet!). Her work has been translated into twenty-three languages. She has given over 570 readings, speeches, and/or workshops here and abroad. Piercy has been active in feminist, left, and environmental causes since high school. She shares her home on Cape Cod with her beloved Ira Wood and three cats.
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