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"A tour de force. Sue Miller goes straight to the dark heart of the matter of modern sexual morality."   —Russell Banks

Sue Miller’s critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller about a woman torn between motherhood and sexual freedom, sacrifice and responsibility

After an amicable divorces, piano teacher Anna Dunlap has built an independent life in New England for herself and her four-year-old daughter, Molly. It's all Anna thinks she needs. Until she meets Leo Cutter, an artist who makes her feel desired, unabashedly sexual, and filled with certitude and passion for the first time.

All it takes is a single unguarded moment for Anna's perfect world to implode, Leveling shocking charges against Leo, Anna's ex-husband crashes back into Anna's life and takes Molly with him. When it thrusts Anna into a public and ugly custody battle, she is forced to defend her choices, to confront the damage done by the choices of others, and to prove herself, against seemingly unpardonable odds, a good mother. 

About the author(s)

Sue Miller is the bestselling author of While I Was Gone, The Distinguished Guest, For Love, Family Pictures, Inventing the Abbotts, and The Good Mother. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Reviews

“This powerful novel proves as subtle as it is dramatic, as durable—in its emotional afterlife—as it is instantly readable.” — New York Times

“A tour de force. Sue Miller goes straight to the dark heart of the matter of modern sexual morality.” — Laura Kaye, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

“One of those rare novels you live more than you read.” — Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, author of Home Free

“A strong, touching, deeply believable exploration of a woman’s emotional life.” — Mademoiselle

“A remarkable accomplishment.” — Chicago Tribune

“Astonishing…courageous and unique.” — Atlanta Journal & Constitution

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