Four of a kind : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 0345525418
- ISBN: 9780345525413
- ISBN: 034552540X
- ISBN: 9780345525406
- ISBN: 9780345525406 (pbk. : acid free paper)
- ISBN: 034552540X (pbk. : acid free paper)
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Physical Description:
344 pages ; 21 cm
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks, ©2012.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "Once a month, four New York City moms forget about shaky marriages, rebellious children, and rocky careers--and place a bet on friendship. Besides the fact that their kids all attend the same fashionable Brooklyn Heights private school, Bess, Robin, Carla, and Alicia have little in common. Thrown together on the tony school's Diversity Committee, the women impulsively turn their awkward first meeting into a boisterous game of poker. Instead of betting with chips or pocket change, however, they play for intimate secrets about their lives. Soon enough, virtual strangers are transformed into close confidantes. As the Diversity Commitee meetings become a highly anticipated monthly ritual, the new friends reveal more with each game. Appearances deceive. Picture-perfect housewife Bess struggles to relate to her surly teenage daughter and judgmental mother. Robin, a bohemian single mom, grapples with the truth concerning her child's real father. Carla, an ambitious African American doctor, attempts to balance the colossal demands of her family with her dream of owning her own private practice. And to distract herself from her troubled marriage, shy copywriter Alicia fantasizes about an attractive younger colleague. Putting all their cards on the table, the four women grow to rely on one another, bracing for one final showdown"-- |
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Subject: | Female friendship Fiction Mothers Fiction New York (N.Y.) Fiction FICTION Contemporary Women FICTION Humorous FICTION Sagas Female friendship Mothers New York (State) New York |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. Fiction. Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Southbury Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Southbury Public Library | FRANKEL (Text) | 34019124740390 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |