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Pages
292
Published
1978
Language
English

Synopsis

Sandy Pressman's marriage to her husband David is a comfortable life of suburban routine and quiet dissatisfaction. When she meets the younger man named David — who shares her husband's name, an irony that complicates everything — their affair begins as something impulsive and becomes harder to let go. As Sandy navigates desire, guilt, and the choices facing her family, Judy Blume crafts a darkly comic portrait of infidelity in suburbia.

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About the author

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Judy Blume

Judy Blume (born Judith Sussman) is an American author. She has written many novels for children and young adults which have exceeded sales of 80 million and been translated into 31 languages. Blume's novels for teenagers were among the first to tackle such controversial matters as racism (Iggie's House), menstruation (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.), divorce (It's Not the End of the World, Just As Long As We're Together), bullying (Blubber), masturbation (*Deenie; Then Again, May...

Characters

Karen NewmanProtagonist
Sandy PressmanProtagonist

A suburban housewife and mother of two who feels unfulfilled in her marriage and begins an affair with a young man named David.

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