In a breath-taking mansion beautifully nestled on the
peaceful Long Island Sound, Gwyn Huntington is busy putting
the final touches on what is sure to be the most talked
about party ever to have been thrown in Montauk. Unlike
previous celebrations that have filled the home she shares
with Thomas, her husband of thirty-five years, this one
marks a chapter of her life that she quite frankly fears to
tread...the dissolution of her marriage.
At exactly what point and time her relationship
began to unravel is still quite unclear to Gwyn. Together,
Thomas and she were the pillars of their community. Even
their two grown children, Nate and Georgia, are oblivious
to the discord in their parents' union as is everyone else
in their tiny town. The near-perfect relationship emulated
by their closest friends is quickly falling apart.
Brought together under such dire circumstances,
they choose to reunite at the family compound one last time
to celebrate what is soon to be a distant memory. This
family quickly learns that as with any relationship, there
is more than just one side to the story. With the party
nearing, secrets that perhaps would have been better left
untold are suddenly revealed and the simple task of ending
a relationship takes on a life of its own. What really
happened between Gwyn and Thomas that made them throw away
thirty-five years of marriage without giving one another a
second chance? When is the right time to leave or is it
better to stay and fight for what is truly yours?
The second novel by the talented and extremely
gifted writer Laura Dave, THE DIVORCE PARTY incorporates
the very essential elements of life into a beautifully
written tale of love. Despite the brevity of the novel,
Dave is able to encapsulate the pain and suffering akin to
the break-up of a marriage into an intricately woven plot.
Although the story tugs at the reader's heartstrings, it
also highlights glimmers of hope in the life of the
courageous woman at the center of it all.
On their 35th anniversary, Gwyn Huntington and her husband
Thomas have invited friends and family to their Montauk
home. Instead of celebrating their decades-long love, they
are toasting their divorce.
This also marks the weekend that their son brings home his
fiancée, Maggie Mackenzie, for the first time. Maggie
thought she was joining a perfect family, but she is about
to reckon with some uncomfortable truths about the man she
wants to marry.
A
multi-generational story about what it means to share a life
with someone, The Divorce Party brings us two
immensely appealing women: Gwyn who is =
stumbling upon the
end of her marriage, and Maggie, her future-daughter-in-law,
who is trying to navigate the beginning of hers. With
emotional candor and surprising humor, these two women find
themselves trying to answer the same questions: Can you ever
really know someone? When should you fight
for the person you love most, and when should you begin to
let him go?
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