Sandwiched between their parents and children, they rely on each other to navigate this confusing period. Hanna’s controlling mother comes to stay to end to her critically ill sister. Ava visits her mother in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and is attracted to a neighbor’s son; Charlotte grapples with her boyfriend’s ex-wife’s looming presence and hostile children; all of Madeline’s senses go on high alert over potential danger from her husband’s business associate and friend; Bri flounders returning to work after a twenty-year hiatus; and Staci longs for her elusive Vermont farmer despite brutal verbal attack by his jealous longtime friend.

They face these new challenges, the six women buoy one another up with an abundance of wisdom, resilience, strength, and –yes, –love.  After all, book club is so much more than just reading.