When Ann Packer's first book, The Dive From Clausen's Pier, was published a couple decades ago, I devoured it, and instantly Packer became an auto-read author for me. Her latest book has been selected by Oprah as her most recent book club pick, and I am glad that this author is getting the attention I have long thougth she deserved.
This book is a tearjerker. Claire and Eliot have been married for decades, raised two children, and have dealt with Claire's cancer diagnosis and treatment for the past nine years. Now as Claire has exhausted her treatment options she and Eliot prepare for what is to come.
When Claire tells Eliot she wants her two closest female friends to be there for her for her final days, and for Eliot to leave their home, it creates a whole new set of rules for their marriage. Eliot is blindsided by this request and has to grapple with what his wife is asking of him.
This would be a great book club selection. I've already talked this one over with a friend, but can think of more questions I have since then.
And if you haven't read Ann Packer before, check out her backlist.
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