{"product_id":"the-wise-women-a-novel-isbn-9780063255692","title":"The Wise Women: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Good Morning America Buzz Pick and one of Read With Jenna's Most Anticipated Books of 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I laughed and shook my head in recognition as the three Wise women crashed through love relationships, terrible advice, and delightful moments of connection. \u003cem\u003eThe Wise Wome\u003c\/em\u003en is a smart and tender novel about how hard—and vital—it is to find the place where we belong.\" —Amanda Eyre Ward, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Jetsetters\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lifeguards\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA witty and wildly enjoyable novel, set in New York City, about two adult daughters and their meddling advice columnist mother, for readers of Meg Wolitzer, Cathleen Schine, and Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopular advice columnist Wendy Wise has been skillfully advising the women who write to her seeking help for four decades, so why are her own daughters’ lives such a mess? Clementine, the working mother of a six-year-old boy, has just discovered that she is actually renting the Queens home that she thought she owned, because her husband Steve secretly funneled their money into his flailing start-up. Meanwhile, her sister Barb has overextended herself at her architecture firm and reunited semi-unhappily with her cheating girlfriend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Steve goes MIA and Clementine receives an eviction notice, Wendy swoops in to save the day, even though her daughters, who are holding onto some resentments from childhood, haven’t asked for her help. But as soon as Wendy sets her sights on hunting down her rogue son-in-law, Barb and Clementine quickly discover that their mother has been hiding more than a few problems of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As the three women confront the disappointments and heartaches that have accumulated between them over the years, they discover that while the future may look entirely different from the one that they’ve expected, it may be even brighter than they’d hoped.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eMothers and Other Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Sorell reveals herself as an author to watch... Left me wanting to read whatever Sorell writes next.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gorgeous, witty and so alive that you’ll swear the pages are breathing, Sorell’s \u003cem\u003eThe Wise Women\u003c\/em\u003e sets two extraordinary grown sisters and their controlling mother on a collision course when the bottom falls out for them personally and professionally. About the price of real estate, the power of aging, class, parenting, family and, of course, love, \u003cem\u003eThe Wise Women\u003c\/em\u003e is at heart about finding your personal True North. I'd follow these three women anywhere.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaroline Leavitt, author of With or Without You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Riveting.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fascinating look at a unique and fractured parent-child relationship . . . engaging and tense.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A memorable first novel, a delightfully twisty gothic with the strange and eerie urgency of a fable or a dream.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDan Chaon, National Book Award nominee and author of Ill Will\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A stunning debut, \u003cem\u003eMothers and Other Strangers \u003c\/em\u003egrips from page one. It’s a perfect weave of suspense and of insight about how people love and hurt one another, and sometimes heal, and sometimes cannot. I highly recommend this novel and look forward—impatiently—to Gina Sorell’s future work.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin Black, author of Life Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003c\/strong\u003eIf this winsome novel were a movie, it would be by the late Nora Ephron.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZoomer magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gina Sorell’s very entertaining new novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Wise Women,\u003c\/em\u003e does something even better, letting us into the not-so-perfect private life of one of those all-knowing advice columnists. . . . Real-life issues are dealt with here—infidelity, gentrification, regret, affordable housing, aging—but because of the bright prose and offbeat cast, I was never too worried. . . . I was always happy to return to \u003cem\u003eThe Wise Women,\u003c\/em\u003e safely amused by the witty dialogue and disasters, confident that things would work out in the end.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lots of human complexity and daily-life detail. . . . The characters are warm and quirky in an enjoyably familiar way. . . . a fine addition to the collection.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cheerful and full of heart.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post, \"13 Feel-Good Books to Brighten Your Summer\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Witty and wise.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople, \"The Best New Books\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fast-paced and charming.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Morning America, Buzz Pick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This charming page turner about a big old knot of family ties that only the Wise women can unravel is so smart about family dynamics, so warm, so heartfelt, I want to marry into the Wise family, myself.\"    - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCourtney Maum, author of Touch and Costalegre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"All hail the Wise Women! \u003cem\u003eThe Wise Women\u003c\/em\u003e hums along with a lively tale of New York real estate, the powers of marketing and the non-stop stress of making it in the big city. But the heart of the story is the complicated relationship between the three Wise women, filled with old resentments, new realities, good and bad advice and genuine love.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLian Dolan, author of The Sweeney Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gina Sorell’s \u003cem\u003eThe Wise Women \u003c\/em\u003eis about the exorbitant price of city real estate, yes, but it’s also about the high cost of family, love, personal and professional growth—and the rich rewards of all of the above. This tale of the three Wise women making their way in the world is so warm, witty, and, well, \u003cem\u003ewise, \u003c\/em\u003ethat I found myself wanting to pick it back up immediately each time I set it down. I won’t forget these ladies and the colorful cast of characters accompanying them on their journeys any time soon.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeg Mitchell Moore, author of The Islanders and Two Truths and a Lie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I laughed and shook my head in recognition as the three Wise women crashed through love relationships, terrible advice, and delightful moments of connection. \u003cem\u003eThe Wise Wome\u003c\/em\u003en is a smart and tender novel about how hard—and vital—it is to find the place where we belong.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters and the upcoming The Lifeguards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A witty and heartfelt examination of the multi-layered love triangle that is the mother-daughter-sister relationship. The three Wise women will keep you guessing, laughing and turning pages as they navigate all that is thrown their way.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane L. Rosen, author of Eliza Starts a Rumor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A witty novel. . . . a breezy, fun read with just enough heft.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889786810597,"sku":"NP9780063255692","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063255692.jpg?v=1730231899","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-wise-women-a-novel-isbn-9780063255692","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}