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THE GOOD WOMAN

Jane Porter

Is it possible to leave it all behind?
The firstborn of a large Irish-American family, Meg Brennan Roberts is a successful publicist, faithful wife, and doting mother who prides herself on always making the right decisions. But years of being “the good woman” have taken a toll and though her winery career thrives, Meg feels burned out and empty, and more disconnected than ever from her increasingly distant husband. Lonely and disheartened, she attends the London Wine Fair with her boss, ruggedly handsome vintner, Chad Hallahan. It’s here, alone together in an exotic city, far from “real” life, that Chad confesses his long-standing desire for Meg. Overwhelmed, flattered, and desperately confused, Meg returns home, only to suddenly question every choice she’s ever made, especially that of her marriage. For Meg, something’s got to give, and for once in her life she flees her responsibilities—but with consequences as reckless and irreversible as they are liberating. Now she must decide whether being the person everyone needs is worth losing the woman she was meant to be. Jane Porter is the award-winning author of She’s Gone Country, Easy on the Eyes, Flirting with Forty, and several other novels. There are more than five million copies of her books in print.
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Published 2012-09-04 by Berkley

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Porter does an excellent job of capturing the not-always- smooth bond between sisters...and the dynamics of guilt, silence, and strength in a large Irish Catholic family...It is an honest story of a woman making her first real mistake. There will be plenty to talk about for book groups.

Porter writes with genuine warmth and quiet grace about the everyday problems all women face.

Porter writes with honesty, warmth, and compassion about the uncomfortable issues that may arise in one's life. Anticipate a good series as each sister explores different paths and different outcomes that are challenging and real.

If you love rich, emotional, complex sagas, The Good Woman will delight you.