Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman
Anchor, 2007, 352 pages, Fiction
This story gives a realistic view of the immense pain that comes from losing a child to SIDS, as well as the difficulties of melding step-families and the minefields that often go with the territory. Emelia is a smart, young lawyer that falls for, and seduces her married boss. After finding out she is pregnant, he leaves his family and marries her. What at first seemed like a beautiful love story quickly goes south as Emelia tries to bond w/ her 5yr old stepson and deal with her husband’s angry ex-wife. The subsequent death of Emelia’s daughter Isabelle derails her perfect life, as well as further complicates her relationships with her parents, husband, step-son, and his mother. A funny, real, and painfully raw look at a family trying to cope with their modern day problems.
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