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Author Giffin, Emily, author.

Title All we ever wanted : a novel / Emily Giffin.

Publication Info. New York : Ballantine Books, 2019.

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 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  GIFFIN    Check Shelf
Edition 2019 Ballantine books trade paperback edition.
Description 350 pages ; 21 cm
Series Random House reader's circle
Reader's circle (Random House (Firm))
Summary NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this riveting novel from the #1 bestselling author of Something Borrowed and First Comes Love, three very different people must choose between their families and their most deeply held values. ... An unpredictable page-turner that unfolds in the voices of three superbly distinct characters. --The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - A gripping, thought-provoking journey. --Jodi Picoult NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THESKIMM Nina Browning is living the good life after marrying into Nashville's elite. More recently, her husband made a fortune selling his tech business, and their adored son has been accepted to Princeton. Yet sometimes the middle-class small-town girl in Nina wonders if she's strayed from the person she once was. Tom Volpe is a single dad working multiple jobs while struggling to raise his headstrong daughter, Lyla. His road has been lonely, long, and hard, but he finally starts to relax after Lyla earns a scholarship to Windsor Academy, Nashville's most prestigious private school. Amid so much wealth and privilege, Lyla doesn't always fit in--and her overprotective father doesn't help--but in most ways, she's a typical teenaged girl, happy and thriving. Then, one photograph, snapped in a drunken moment at a party, changes everything. As the image spreads like wildfire, the Windsor community is instantly polarized, buzzing with controversy and assigning blame. At the heart of the lies and scandal, Tom, Nina, and Lyla are forced together--all questioning their closest relationships, asking themselves who they really are, and searching for the courage to live a life of true meaning. Praise for All We Ever Wanted Page-turning ... Timely and thought-provoking, it's Giffin's best yet. --People Giffin's novel has style and substance ... Truly excellent. --The Washington Post If you're looking for a book club selection, All We Ever Wanted is bound to spark meaningful and meaty discussions. --The Augusta Chronicle A page-turning exploration of wealth and privilege. --Entertainment Weekly.
Note Includes Reading group guide and excerpt from The lies that bind.
Subject Married women -- Fiction.
Single fathers -- Fiction.
Teenagers -- Fiction.
Married women. (OCoLC)fst01010701
Single fathers. (OCoLC)fst01119359
Teenagers. (OCoLC)fst01145551
Genre/Form Domestic fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726589
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Domestic fiction.
ISBN 9780399178948 (paperback ; alk. paper)
0399178945 (paperback ; alk. paper)
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