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Crown/Archetype
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Divorce Papers
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496 Pages
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English
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Contemporary Women, Family Life, Legal, Literary, Humorous / General
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2014
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Fiction
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Hardcover
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"A modern epistolary novel of love, lawyers and email, The Divorce Papers is sharp, clever, funny and unexpectedly tender." --Cathleen Schine, New York Times bestselling author of The Three Weissmanns of Westport "Smart, sophisticated, and incredibly fun, The Divorce Papers brilliantly combines the pleasures of snooping with the delights of great storytelling. I raced through these charming pages and enjoyed every one." --Karen Thompson Walker, New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Miracles " The Divorce Papers is terrific fun. I relished every last letter, memo, email, and legal brief in this sneakily clever, insidery peek into the world of privileged families and the lawyers who serve them." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians "With a sharp take on the dissolution of a high-profile marriage, Rieger's hilarious debut is sure to be a must-read for the summer--if you can wait that long." --EW.com "Clever and funny....Lovers of the epistolary style will find much to appreciate. Rieger's tone, textured structure, and lively voice make this debut a winner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "A brutally comic chronicle of high-end divorce....Extremely clever." -- Kirkus (starred), "A modern epistolary novel of love, lawyers and email, The Divorce Papers is sharp, clever, funny and unexpectedly tender." --Cathleen Schine, New York Times bestselling author of The Three Weissmanns of Westport "Smart, sophisticated, and incredibly fun, The Divorce Papers brilliantly combines the pleasures of snooping with the delights of great storytelling. I raced through these charming pages and enjoyed every one." --Karen Thompson Walker, New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Miracles " The Divorce Papers is terrific fun. I relished every last letter, memo, email, and legal brief in this sneakily clever, insidery peek into the world of privileged families and the lawyers who serve them." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians "With a sharp take on the dissolution of a high-profile marriage, Rieger's hilarious debut is sure to be a must-read for the summer--if you can wait that long." --EW.com "Clever and funny... Lovers of the epistolary style will find much to appreciate. Rieger's tone, textured structure, and lively voice make this debut a winner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "A brutally comic chronicle of high-end divorce... Extremely clever." -- Kirkus (starred) "Witty and engaging... The Divorce Papers is a sharp read and an impressive debut. [Rieger's] prose--peppered with literary, historical and philosophical references--is whip smart." -- BookPage "Where Rieger excels is with her characters. Sophie and her crowd are witty, insightful, and interesting people... [A] refreshing and absorbing read." -- Booklist, "Fresh and lively... Smart and wonderfully entertaining... The power and canniness of this bittersweet work of epistolary fiction pulls you along... [T]his portrait of a divorce makes for serious, yet charming, entertainment... A dramatic intertwining of the law and human feelings." --Alan Cheuse, NPR "A modern epistolary novel of love, lawyers and email, The Divorce Papers is sharp, clever, funny and unexpectedly tender." --Cathleen Schine, author of The Three Weissmanns of Westport "Smart, sophisticated, and incredibly fun, The Divorce Papers brilliantly combines the pleasures of snooping with the delights of great storytelling. I raced through these charming pages and enjoyed every one." --Karen Thompson Walker, author of The Age of Miracles "Brims with brio and wit. It's the appealingly oddball Sophie who gives this novel its soul.... A-" --Entertainment Weekly "Thanks to a surprising structure...and a super-likeable protagonist...Rieger's debut novel is exceedingly entertaining." -- RealSimple.com " The Divorce Papers is terrific fun. I relished every last letter, memo, email, and legal brief in this sneakily clever, insidery peek into the world of privileged families and the lawyers who serve them." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians "Clever and funny... Lovers of the epistolary style will find much to appreciate. Rieger's tone, textured structure, and lively voice make this debut a winner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "A brutally comic chronicle of high-end divorce... Extremely clever." -- Kirkus (starred) "With a sharp take on the dissolution of a high-profile marriage, Rieger's hilarious debut is sure to be a must-read for the summer--if you can wait that long." --EW.com "Susan Rieger brings her real-life experience as a lawyer to the table in this debut romantic comedy that's written, refreshingly, in the epistolary style." --Cosmopolitan.com "Witty and engaging... The Divorce Papers is a sharp read and an impressive debut. [Rieger's] prose--peppered with literary, historical and philosophical references--is whip smart." -- BookPage "Where Rieger excels is with her characters. Sophie and her crowd are witty, insightful, and interesting people... [A] refreshing and absorbing read." -- Booklist, "A modern epistolary novel of love, lawyers and email, The Divorce Papers is sharp, clever, funny and unexpectedly tender." --Cathleen Schine, New York Times bestselling author of The Three Weissmanns of Westport "Smart, sophisticated, and incredibly fun, The Divorce Papers brilliantly combines the pleasures of snooping with the delights of great storytelling. I raced through these charming pages and enjoyed every one." --Karen Thompson Walker, New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Miracles " The Divorce Papers is terrific fun. I relished every last letter, memo, email, and legal brief in this sneakily clever, insidery peek into the world of privileged families and the lawyers who serve them." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians "Clever and funny....Lovers of the epistolary style will find much to appreciate. Rieger's tone, textured structure, and lively voice make this debut a winner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred), "A modern epistolary novel of love, lawyers and email, The Divorce Papers is sharp, clever, funny and unexpectedly tender." --Cathleen Schine, New York Times bestselling author of The Three Weissmanns of Westport "Smart, sophisticated, and incredibly fun, The Divorce Papers brilliantly combines the pleasures of snooping with the delights of great storytelling. I raced through these charming pages and enjoyed every one." --Karen Thompson Walker, New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Miracles " The Divorce Papers is terrific fun. I relished every last letter, memo, email, and legal brief in this sneakily clever, insidery peek into the world of privileged families and the lawyers who serve them." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians "Clever and funny....Lovers of the epistolary style will find much to appreciate. Rieger's tone, textured structure, and lively voice make this debut a winner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "A brutally comic chronicle of high-end divorce....Extremely clever." -- Kirkus (starred), "[I]ngenious setup and voyeuristic pleasures...Rieger excavates the humor and humanity from a most bitter uncoupling." --Emily Giffin, New York Times Book Review "Fresh and lively... Smart and wonderfully entertaining... The power and canniness of this bittersweet work of epistolary fiction pulls you along... [T]his portrait of a divorce makes for serious, yet charming, entertainment... A dramatic intertwining of the law and human feelings." --Alan Cheuse, NPR " The Divorce Papers has more snap and freshness than a just-picked stalk of celery... The Divorce Papers is built around an undeniably clever conceit. But it''s the humor and charm with which Rieger have imbued her novel that make her debut such a memorable read." --Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor "In her clever modern twist on the epistolary form, Rieger excavates the humor and humanity from a most bitter uncoupling." --Editor''s Choice, New York Times Book Review "A modern epistolary novel of love, lawyers and email, The Divorce Papers is sharp, clever, funny and unexpectedly tender." --Cathleen Schine, author of The Three Weissmanns of Westport "Smart, sophisticated, and incredibly fun, The Divorce Papers brilliantly combines the pleasures of snooping with the delights of great storytelling. I raced through these charming pages and enjoyed every one." --Karen Thompson Walker, author of The Age of Miracles "Brims with brio and wit. It''s the appealingly oddball Sophie who gives this novel its soul... A-" --Entertainment Weekly "Rieger writes with such facility and humor in so many voices--neurotic lawyer, betrayed wife, self-centered doctor, heartbroken child... [A]n excellent yarn about the nature of love, insecurity and commitment." --Jim Spencer, Minneapolis Star Tribune "A witty first novel... The engaging tale...provid[es] all the voyeuristic pleasure of snooping through someone else''s inbox." (Three out of four stars) -- Laurie Muchnick, People "Thanks to a surprising structure...and a super-likeable protagonist...Rieger''s debut novel is exceedingly entertaining." -- RealSimple.com " The Divorce Papers is terrific fun. I relished every last letter, memo, email, and legal brief in this sneakily clever, insidery peek into the world of privileged families and the lawyers who serve them." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians "With a sharp take on the dissolution of a high-profile marriage, Rieger''s hilarious debut is sure to be a must-read for the summer--if you can wait that long." --EW.com "Clever and funny... Lovers of the epistolary style will find much to appreciate. Rieger''s tone, textured structure, and lively voice make this debut a winner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "Rieger brilliantly blends the serious and the comic, offsetting the weighty topic of divorce with (sometimes dark) humor... The verdict: if you like your fiction smart and witty, The Divorce Papers is a winner." -- Shelf Awareness (starred) "A brutally comic chronicle of high-end divorce... Extremely clever." -- Kirkus (starred) "Susan Rieger brings her real-life experience as a lawyer to the table in this debut romantic comedy that''s written, refreshingly, in the epistolary style." --Cosmopolitan.com "A fun, riveting and rollicking read that will make you wonder what first-time author Susan Rieger has up her sleeve next." -- Bookreporter "Witty and engaging... The Divorce Papers is a sharp read and an impressive debut. [Rieger''s] prose--peppered with literary, historical and philosophical references--is whip smart." -- BookPage "Where Rieger excels is with her characters. Sophie and her crowd are witty, insightful, and interesting people... [A] refreshing and absorbing read." -- Booklist "[C]risp and irreverent and highly entertaining... The Divorce Papers is a must for summer reading. Diehl is a character you will like immediately and want to get to know better. She, her friends, family, and co-workers are deliciously interesting." -- Federal Lawyer, "A modern epistolary novel of love, lawyers and email, The Divorce Papers is sharp, clever, funny and unexpectedly tender." --Cathleen Schine, New York Times bestselling author of The Three Weissmanns of Westport "Smart, sophisticated, and incredibly fun, The Divorce Papers brilliantly combines the pleasures of snooping with the delights of great storytelling. I raced through these charming pages and enjoyed every one." --Karen Thompson Walker, New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Miracles " The Divorce Papers is terrific fun. I relished every last letter, memo, email, and legal brief in this sneakily clever, insidery peek into the world of privileged families and the lawyers who serve them." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians "With a sharp take on the dissolution of a high-profile marriage, Rieger's hilarious debut is sure to be a must-read for the summer--if you can wait that long." --EW.com "Clever and funny... Lovers of the epistolary style will find much to appreciate. Rieger's tone, textured structure, and lively voice make this debut a winner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "A brutally comic chronicle of high-end divorce... Extremely clever." -- Kirkus (starred) "Susan Rieger brings her real-life experience as a lawyer to the table in this debut romantic comedy that's written, refreshingly, in the epistolary style." --Cosmopolitan.com "Witty and engaging... The Divorce Papers is a sharp read and an impressive debut. [Rieger's] prose--peppered with literary, historical and philosophical references--is whip smart." -- BookPage "Where Rieger excels is with her characters. Sophie and her crowd are witty, insightful, and interesting people... [A] refreshing and absorbing read." -- Booklist, "A modern epistolary novel of love, lawyers and email, The Divorce Papers is sharp, clever, funny and unexpectedly tender." --Cathleen Schine, author of The Three Weissmanns of Westport "Smart, sophisticated, and incredibly fun, The Divorce Papers brilliantly combines the pleasures of snooping with the delights of great storytelling. I raced through these charming pages and enjoyed every one." --Karen Thompson Walker, author of The Age of Miracles "Brims with brio and wit. It's the appealingly oddball Sophie who gives this novel its soul.... A-" --Entertainment Weekly "Thanks to a surprising structure...and a super-likeable protagonist...Rieger's debut novel is exceedingly entertaining." -- RealSimple.com " The Divorce Papers is terrific fun. I relished every last letter, memo, email, and legal brief in this sneakily clever, insidery peek into the world of privileged families and the lawyers who serve them." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians "Clever and funny... Lovers of the epistolary style will find much to appreciate. Rieger's tone, textured structure, and lively voice make this debut a winner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "A brutally comic chronicle of high-end divorce... Extremely clever." -- Kirkus (starred) "With a sharp take on the dissolution of a high-profile marriage, Rieger's hilarious debut is sure to be a must-read for the summer--if you can wait that long." --EW.com "Susan Rieger brings her real-life experience as a lawyer to the table in this debut romantic comedy that's written, refreshingly, in the epistolary style." --Cosmopolitan.com "Witty and engaging... The Divorce Papers is a sharp read and an impressive debut. [Rieger's] prose--peppered with literary, historical and philosophical references--is whip smart." -- BookPage "Where Rieger excels is with her characters. Sophie and her crowd are witty, insightful, and interesting people... [A] refreshing and absorbing read." -- Booklist, "Ingenious setup and voyeuristic pleasures...Rieger excavates the humor and humanity from a most bitter uncoupling." --Emily Giffin, New York Times Book Review "Fresh and lively... Smart and wonderfully entertaining... The power and canniness of this bittersweet work of epistolary fiction pulls you along... [T]his portrait of a divorce makes for serious, yet charming, entertainment... A dramatic intertwining of the law and human feelings." --Alan Cheuse, NPR " The Divorce Papers has more snap and freshness than a just-picked stalk of celery... The Divorce Papers is built around an undeniably clever conceit. But it''s the humor and charm with which Rieger have imbued her novel that make her debut such a memorable read." --Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor "In her clever modern twist on the epistolary form, Rieger excavates the humor and humanity from a most bitter uncoupling." --Editor''s Choice, New York Times Book Review "Brims with brio and wit. It''s the appealingly oddball Sophie who gives this novel its soul... A-" --Entertainment Weekly "Rieger writes with such facility and humor in so many voices... [A]n excellent yarn about the nature of love, insecurity and commitment." --Jim Spencer , Minneapolis Star Tribune "A witty first novel... The engaging tale...provid[es] all the voyeuristic pleasure of snooping through someone else''s inbox." (Three out of four stars) --Laurie Muchnick, People "Whip-smart... The characters are hilarious and brilliant." --Jayna Maleri, Lucky "A modern epistolary novel of love, lawyers and email, The Divorce Papers is sharp, clever, funny and unexpectedly tender." --Cathleen Schine, author of The Three Weissmanns of Westport "Smart, sophisticated, and incredibly fun, The Divorce Papers brilliantly combines the pleasures of snooping with the delights of great storytelling. I raced through these charming pages and enjoyed every one." --Karen Thompson Walker, author of The Age of Miracles "Exceedingly entertaining." -- RealSimple.com " The Divorce Papers is terrific fun. I relished every last letter, memo, email, and legal brief in this sneakily clever, insidery peek into the world of privileged families and the lawyers who serve them." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians "With a sharp take on the dissolution of a high-profile marriage, Rieger''s hilarious debut is sure to be a must-read for the summer--if you can wait that long." --EW.com "Clever and funny... Lovers of the epistolary style will find much to appreciate. Rieger''s tone, textured structure, and lively voice make this debut a winner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "Rieger brilliantly blends the serious and the comic, offsetting the weighty topic of divorce with (sometimes dark) humor... The verdict: if you like your fiction smart and witty, The Divorce Papers is a winner." -- Shelf Awareness (starred) "A brutally comic chronicle of high-end divorce... Extremely clever." -- Kirkus (starred) "Susan Rieger brings her real-life experience as a lawyer to the table in this debut romantic comedy that''s written, refreshingly, in the epistolary style." --Cosmopolitan.com "A fun, riveting and rollicking read that will make you wonder what first-time author Susan Rieger has up her sleeve next." -- Bookreporter "Witty and engaging... The Divorce Papers is a sharp read and an impressive debut. [Rieger''s] prose--peppered with literary, historical and philosophical references--is whip smart." -- BookPage "Where Rieger excels is with her characters. Sophie and her crowd are witty, insightful, and interesting people... [A] refreshing and absorbing read." -- Booklist "[C]risp and irreverent and highly entertaining... The Divorce Papers is a must for summer reading. Diehl is a character you will like immediately and want to get to know better. She, her friends, family, and co-workers are deliciously interesting." -- Federal Lawyer, "Smart, sophisticated, and incredibly fun, The Divorce Papers brilliantly combines the pleasures of snooping with the delights of great storytelling. I raced through these charming pages and enjoyed every one." --Karen Thompson Walker, author of The Age of Miracles "The Divorce Papers is terrific fun. I relished every last letter, memo, email, and legal brief in this sneakily clever, insidery peek into the world of privileged families and the lawyers who serve them." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians, "A modern epistolary novel of love, lawyers and email, The Divorce Papers is sharp, clever, funny and unexpectedly tender." --Cathleen Schine, New York Times bestselling author of The Three Weissmanns of Westport "Smart, sophisticated, and incredibly fun, The Divorce Papers brilliantly combines the pleasures of snooping with the delights of great storytelling. I raced through these charming pages and enjoyed every one." --Karen Thompson Walker, New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Miracles " The Divorce Papers is terrific fun. I relished every last letter, memo, email, and legal brief in this sneakily clever, insidery peek into the world of privileged families and the lawyers who serve them." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians "With a sharp take on the dissolution of a high-profile marriage, Rieger's hilarious debut is sure to be a must-read for the summer--if you can wait that long." --EW.com "Clever and funny....Lovers of the epistolary style will find much to appreciate. Rieger's tone, textured structure, and lively voice make this debut a winner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "A brutally comic chronicle of high-end divorce....Extremely clever." -- Kirkus (starred) "Where Rieger excels is with her characters. Sophie and her crowd are witty, insightful, and interesting people....[A] refreshing and absorbing read." -- Booklist, "Ingenious setup and voyeuristic pleasures...Rieger excavates the humor and humanity from a most bitter uncoupling." --Emily Giffin, New York Times Book Review "Fresh and lively... Smart and wonderfully entertaining... The power and canniness of this bittersweet work of epistolary fiction pulls you along... [T]his portrait of a divorce makes for serious, yet charming, entertainment... A dramatic intertwining of the law and human feelings." --Alan Cheuse, NPR " The Divorce Papers has more snap and freshness than a just-picked stalk of celery... The Divorce Papers is built around an undeniably clever conceit. But it''s the humor and charm with which Rieger have imbued her novel that make her debut such a memorable read." --Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor "In her clever modern twist on the epistolary form, Rieger excavates the humor and humanity from a most bitter uncoupling." --Editor''s Choice, New York Times Book Review "Brims with brio and wit... A-" --Entertainment Weekly "This comedy of manners... unfolds through e-mails, legal briefs, handwritten notes, and interoffice memos... the texts offer a provocative glimpse of how intimately our documents reveal us." --New Yorker "Rieger writes with such facility and humor in so many voices... [A]n excellent yarn about the nature of love, insecurity and commitment." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A witty first novel... The engaging tale...provid[es] all the voyeuristic pleasure of snooping through someone else''s inbox." (Three out of four stars) -- People "A fantastic book...excellent." -- Jezebel "Whip-smart... The characters are hilarious and brilliant." -- Lucky "A modern epistolary novel of love, lawyers and email, The Divorce Papers is sharp, clever, funny and unexpectedly tender." --Cathleen Schine, author of The Three Weissmanns of Westport "Smart, sophisticated, and incredibly fun, The Divorce Papers brilliantly combines the pleasures of snooping with the delights of great storytelling. I raced through these charming pages and enjoyed every one." --Karen Thompson Walker, author of The Age of Miracles "Exceedingly entertaining." -- RealSimple.com " The Divorce Papers is terrific fun. I relished every last letter, memo, email, and legal brief in this sneakily clever, insidery peek into the world of privileged families and the lawyers who serve them." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians "A sharp take on the dissolution of a high-profile marriage...hilarious." --EW.com "Clever and funny... Lovers of the epistolary style will find much to appreciate. Rieger''s tone, textured structure, and lively voice make this debut a winner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "Rieger brilliantly blends the serious and the comic... The verdict: if you like your fiction smart and witty, The Divorce Papers is a winner." -- Shelf Awareness (starred) "A brutally comic chronicle of high-end divorce... Extremely clever." -- Kirkus (starred) "Susan Rieger brings her real-life experience as a lawyer to the table in this debut romantic comedy that''s written, refreshingly, in the epistolary style." --Cosmopolitan.com "A fun, riveting and rollicking read that will make you wonder what first-time author Susan Rieger has up her sleeve next." -- Bookreporter "Witty and engaging... The Divorce Papers is a sharp read and an impressive debut. [Rieger''s] prose--peppered with literary, historical and philosophical references--is whip smart." -- BookPage "Where Rieger excels is with her characters. Sophie and her crowd are witty, insightful, and interesting people... [A] refreshing and absorbing read." -- Booklist "[C]risp and irreverent and highly entertaining... Diehl is a character you will like immediately and want to get to know better. She, her friends, family, and co-workers are deliciously interesting." -- Federal Lawyer
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Synopsis
Sparkling and sophisticated, this sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking debut novel tells the story of a very messy, very high-profile divorce and the endearingly cynical young lawyer dragooned into handling it. Twenty-nine-year-old Sophie Diehl is happy toiling away as a criminal law associate at an old-line New England firm, where she very much appreciates that most of her clients are trapped behind bars. Everyone at Traynor, Hand knows she abhors face-to-face contact, but one week, with all the big partners out of town, Sophie is stuck handling the intake interview for the daughter of the firm s most important client. After eighteen years of marriage, "Mayflower" descendant Mia Meiklejohn Durkheim has just been served divorce papers in a humiliating scene at the popular local restaurant, Golightly s. Mia is now locked and loaded to fight her eminent and ambitious husband, Dr. Daniel Durkheim, Chief of the Department of Pediatric Oncology at Mather Medical School, for custody of their ten-year-old daughter Jane. Mia also burns to take him down a peg. Sophie warns Mia that she s never handled a divorce case before, but Mia can t be put off. The way she sees it, it s her first divorce, too. For Sophie, the whole affair will spark a hard look at her own relationships with her parents, colleagues, friends, lovers, and, most important, herself. A rich, layered novel told entirely through personal correspondence, office memos, e-mails, articles, handwritten notes, and legal documents, "The Divorce Papers" offers a direct window into the lives of an entertaining cast of characters never shy about speaking their minds. Original and captivating, Susan Rieger s brilliantly conceived and expertly crafted debut races along with wit, heartache, and exceptional comedic timing, as it explores the complicated family dynamic that results when marriage fails as well as the ever-present risks and coveted rewards of that thing called love.", Twenty-nine-year-old Sophie Diehl is happy toiling away as a criminal law associate at an old line New England firm where she very much appreciates that most of her clients are behind bars. Everyone at Traynor, Hand knows she abhors face-to-face contact, but one weekend, with all the big partners away, Sophie must handle the intake interview for the daughter of the firm's most important client. After eighteen years of marriage, Mayflower descendant Mia Meiklejohn Durkheim has just been served divorce papers in a humiliating scene at the popular local restaurant, Golightly's. She is locked and loaded to fight her eminent and ambitious husband, Dr. Daniel Durkheim, Chief of the Department of Pediatric Oncology, for custody of their ten-year-old daughter Jane and she also burns to take him down a peg. Sophie warns Mia that she's never handled a divorce case before, but Mia can't be put off. As she so disarmingly puts it: It's her first divorce, too. Debut novelist Susan Rieger doesn't leave a word out of place in this hilarious and expertly crafted debut that shines with the power and pleasure of storytelling. Told through personal correspondence, office memos, emails, articles, and|9780804137447|
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