The book centers on the unraveling marriage of the main character, Toby, who is a hepatologist in New York City, and his wife Rachel, who is a public relations specialist. They have two children who are also going through their own struggles in their lives, and the book takes place over a summer period after the parents separate.
The book reminded me just how hard marriage is and how relationships fall apart. We forget what brought us together in the first place and become less forgiving or understanding as time goes by. The narrator of the book, Libby, who is presumably modeled after the author based on her biography, also discusses the struggles in her marriage and suburban New Jersey existence. Interestingly, it is the engagement of one of Toby's and Libby's best friends that helps reawaken their understanding of the joys and merits of marriage.
I won't spoil the ending, but suffice it to say that it was not disappointing. Now on to the Hulu mini-series based on the book!
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