Meg Wolitzer

ノーベル賞を受賞することになった世界的作家の夫と、彼の作品を密かに執筆していた妻。受賞を機に崩壊する夫婦の関係と妻の決意を、華麗な授賞式の裏側に描く。グレン・クローズが圧巻の演技を見せる心理サスペンス。

When her daughter Sara unexpectedly passes away, Natalie retreats to the summer home where she and Sara used to visit. Time with her best friends and some of Sara's friends help her deal with her loss.

Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store, but she dreams of being a comedian. When she inherits some money, she takes the chance and moves with her two children Erica and Opel to New York to perform in small bars. Soon her agent Arnold Moss makes her famous, but while she travels all over USA, her children stay home lonely.