Georgia “Peachy” Archer Laliberte has almost gotten her life under control. Peachy, her husband Beau, and their two rambunctious sons live on the family farm in a small town in Canada, just across the border from the U.S.. Their closest neighbor is Peachy’s draft-dodging hairdresser father, Lou, who lives in a trailer on their land. Although her son Sam has epilepsy, Peachy, Beau, and Lou have worked out a successful system to care for him and maintain as normal a family life as possible, and Peachy’s status as a superhuman caregiver has its own rewards.

When her life on the farm isn’t quite enough, Peachy can always live vicariously through her glamorous, New York City–dwelling sister, Beth. Thin, successful, and passionate Beth has clawed her way to the top, stepping on anyone it takes to get there — including, every so often, her younger sister. Still, Peachy and Beth are close, and they support each other through crises of all kinds.

They support each other, that is, until Beth decides to sleep with Peachy’s husband Beau — who just happens to be Beth’s ex-boyfriend. Furious, Peachy decides to go to New York City — alone — and leaves Beth home to care for her family. As she spends a terrified, exciting weekend alone in the middle of Beth’s life, Peachy must confront questions of love, loyalty, and family to find her way back home.

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“Fantastic. . . . In unfairly effortless prose, Lisa Gabriele captures the beauty and ugliness of motherhood and family. Smart, achingly funny, and brimming with sincere emotion, Gabriele has written a sweet-hearted book about how hard – and how necessary – it is to love.” — Katrina Onstad, author of How Happy to Be

“A lovely book – funny, smart, wonderfully entertaining. I enjoyed it thoroughly.” — Joy Fielding

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"Quirky, original and enjoyable."
—Katherine M

"The writing was very imaginative,the characters very believable and it was a story I had a hard time putting down."
—Lillian A

"I thought the interaction between the characters was very powerfull and moving. Loved the book!"
—Tressa K

"I found it intriguing and it captured my interest right away."
—Retha B

"I enjoyed the different dynamics of the sisters. Never having had a sister myself, this book gave me some wonderful insight into sisterhood."
—Rose H

"I enjoy the way Gabriele develops each character's personality; it brings them alive to the reader."
—Kris M

"Great read, I liked the way she connected the storylines and how her characters came full circle, nicely done!"
—Sharron S

"I enjoy Ms. Gabriele's writing. Her writing drew me in from the very first paragraph and I wanted to keep reading and learn more about the characters and what was going on in their lives and about their secrets, desires, disappointments and all the things that make up who they are. If a story can involve me and keep my interest right from the first few sentences then it is an awesome book."
—Stephanie H

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Lisa Gabriele is the author of the widely acclaimed novel Tempting Faith Di Napoli. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, Vice, and Salon as well as various anthologies, including the Best American Nonrequired Reading. She’s a regular contributor to Nerve. Gabriele lives in Toronto.

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