Book description
Dina and Julia first meet at a surgical convention and bond over frustrations with their husbands’ demanding schedules. But geography, time, and growing families make maintaining their friendship difficult and their relationship eventually falls apart. One of them is left to wonder why; the other has a secret. But neither…
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I don't always like novels, that skip around in time and place and POV. But this one drew me in and kept me turning the pages. It's about marriage and family and religions, and a mix of history and fiction. It deals with the messiness of life and relationships without dragging the reader down.
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