Grand Avenue

Looking back, it seemed like paradise: lives filled with the blessings of friendship, marriage, children, & career. Over twenty years, four women friends shared everything, through good times & bad, & together they faced the challenges of life & love head on. Now, one of their number sits alone to ponder the strange twists & turns of fate & the unpredictability of circumstance. Now, she must sift through each of the four women's pasts to discover exactly what went wrong, how dreams turned to nightmares, how friendships faded, & how lives were destroyed. Chris lived a contented life in her modest house with her growing family. It was her husband who never seemed satisfied--and who expected her to sacrifice her happiness to cater to his whims.... Barbara prided herself on staying beautiful for her handsome professor husband. But it wasn't enough to keep him from dallying with his nubile young students.... Susan finished college after motherhood & became a successful magazine editor. But a casual flirtation threatened to shatter the harmonious life she had worked so hard to build. Vicki's achievements as a stellar & sought-after trial lawyer came at a huge personal price: a marriage & family that always took second place. Going deep inside the minds & hearts of her richly realized characters, Joy Fielding unlocks the secrets hidden within even the closest relationships. This powerful & mesmerizing novel explores the bonds women forge, the nature of friendship, & the meaning of unconditional love.Fielding, Joy is the author of 'Grand Avenue' with ISBN 9780743407076 and ISBN 0743407075.