THE SENATOR'S WIFE: Sue Miller: Alfred A. Knopf: Fiction: 305 pgs.Miller's latest examination of relationships introduces readers to neighbors sharing a common wall in a two-family townhouse tucked away in a cozy New England college town. Meri, young and unsure of herself, is newly married to Nathan, a distracted college professor. Genteel, elderly Delia lives alone, apart from her philandering husband, former senator Tom Naughton. Each experiences major life changes in the summer of 1994. New mother Meri looks to Delia unsuccessfully for nurturing. Delia takes in Tom after he suffers a stroke, and the women begin relying on one another for caregiver relief. But the unexpected transpires one steamy July afternoon.
Written like a journal, the book alternates between Meri and Delia. Pleasurable, engaging and an easy read, the final chapter brings us to the present and catches up on the intervening years since the pivotal summer.
DLD
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