āOne of the funniest books you will ever readā Daily Mail
āStandard Deviation is a marvelā Kate Atkinson
āLooking for a blissful summer novel? Here it isā Washington Post
āThis is the beach book for summer 2017ā The Times
āAddictive readingā Mail on Sunday
āA comic masterpieceā Observer
A divinely funny novel about the challenges of a good marriage, the delight and heartache of raising children, and the irresistible temptation to wonder about the path not taken. This sensational debut will appeal to fans of David Nicholls, Nick Hornby, Nora Ephron and Lorrie Moore.
Graham Cavanaughās second wife, Audra, is everything his first wife was not. She considers herself privileged to live in the age of the hair towel, talks non-stop through her epidural, labour and delivery, invites the doorman to move in and the eccentric members of their sonās Origami Club to Thanksgiving. She is charming and spontaneous and fun but life with her can be exhausting.
In the midst of the day-to-day difficulties and delights of marriage and raising a child with Aspergerās, his first wife, Elspeth, reenters Grahamās life. Former spouses are hard to categorize ā are they friends, enemies, old flames, or just people who know you really, really well? Graham starts to wonder: How can anyone love two such different women? Did he make the right choice? Is there a right choice?