{"product_id":"every-other-wednesday-paperback","title":"Every Other Wednesday - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Kietzman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree women, each facing an empty nest, come together to cheer and challenge one another in this insightful, poignant new novel from acclaimed author Susan Kietzman.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor years, Ellie, Alice, and Joan enjoyed a casual friendship while volunteering at their children's Connecticut high school. Now, with those children grown and gone to college, a local tragedy brings the three into contact again. But what begins as a catch-up lunch soon moves beyond small talk to the struggles of this next stage of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoan Howard has spent thirty years of marriage doing what's expected of Howard women: shopping, dressing well, and keeping a beautiful home. Unfulfilled, her boredom and emptiness eventually find a secret outlet at the local casino. Meanwhile, Ellie's efforts to expand her accounting business lead to a new friendship that clashes with her family's traditional worldview. And Alice, feeling increasingly distant from her husband, and alienated from her once fit body, takes up running again. But a terrifying ordeal shatters her confidence and spurs a decision that will affect all three women in different ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the course of an eventful year, Ellie, Alice, and Joan will meet every other Wednesday to talk, plan--and find the freedom, and the courage, to redefine themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the novels of Susan Kietzman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beautifully written and closely observed...captures the deep and complicated love of family. Reading this lovely novel, I felt the embrace of summer on the shoreline.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Luanne Rice on\u003cem\u003e The Summer Cottage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will find themselves drawn into the tragedies and triumphs of this fictional family--distinct and yet utterly relatable.\" --\u003cem\u003eHartford Books Examiner \u003c\/em\u003eon\u003cem\u003e The Good Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Kietzman \u003c\/b\u003ewrites contemporary American fiction. Her protagonists face every day challenges and issues, and make decisions that affect the direction and quality of their lives. Before dedicating all her writing time to fiction, she wrote in several other capacities - as newspaper reporter, corporate client wordsmith, and museum fundraiser. She also taught English and public speaking at two community colleges.\u003ci\u003e It Started in June\u003c\/i\u003e is her fifth novel. Her previous novels are \u003ci\u003eEvery Other Wednesday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Cottage, A Changing Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Life. \u003c\/i\u003ePlease visit her online at www.SusanKietzman.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760342761760,"sku":"9781617735516","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/78e34fa969de5606383a7f8e8238a625.webp?v=1780177729","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/every-other-wednesday-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}