{"product_id":"every-other-wednesday-9781617735516","title":"Every Other Wednesday","description":"\u003ci\u003eThree women, each facing an empty nest, come together to cheer and challenge one another in this insightful, poignant new novel from acclaimed author Susan Kietzman.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor years, Ellie, Alice, and Joan enjoyed a casual friendship while volunteering at their children's Connecticut high school. Now, with those children grown and gone to college, a local tragedy brings the three into contact again. But what begins as a catch-up lunch soon moves beyond small talk to the struggles of this next stage of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoan Howard has spent thirty years of marriage doing what's expected of Howard women: shopping, dressing well, and keeping a beautiful home. Unfulfilled, her boredom and emptiness eventually find a secret outlet at the local casino. Meanwhile, Ellie's efforts to expand her accounting business lead to a new friendship that clashes with her family's traditional worldview. And Alice, feeling increasingly distant from her husband, and alienated from her once fit body, takes up running again. But a terrifying ordeal shatters her confidence and spurs a decision that will affect all three women in different ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of an eventful year, Ellie, Alice, and Joan will meet every other Wednesday to talk, plan--and find the freedom, and the courage, to redefine themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the novels of Susan Kietzman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautifully written and closely observed...captures the deep and complicated love of family. Reading this lovely novel, I felt the embrace of summer on the shoreline.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Luanne Rice\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e The Summer Cottage\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Readers will find themselves drawn into the tragedies and triumphs of this fictional family--distinct and yet utterly relatable.\" --\u003ci\u003eHartford Books Examiner \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e The Good Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617735516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Susan Kietzman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40550470516917,"sku":"9781617735516","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_307b081b-387d-46ab-903d-bd1840a6d2f9.jpg?v=1626790650","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/every-other-wednesday-9781617735516","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}