Mrs Everything : If you have time for only one book this summer, pick this one' New York Times

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!'An ambitious, immersive novel from the author of In Her Shoes' RED MAGAZINE'Engrossing' SUNDAY MIRRORFrom Jennifer Weiner, the bestselling author of IN HER SHOES and WHO DO YOU LOVE . . . ____________Jo and Bethie couldn't be more different . . . but the world expects them to be the sameGrowing up in 1950s Detroit, the Kaufman sisters' roles in the family are clearly defined. Jo is the tomboy, the bookish rebel with a passion to make the world more fair; Bethie is the pretty, feminine good girl, a would-be star who enjoys the power her beauty confers and dreams of a traditional life.But as the sixties begin, the world around them is changing fast. Soon nothing about their future seems to be what they'd hoped for or expected. Bethie becomes an adventure-loving wild child, while Jo becomes a proper young mother in Connecticut, putting the truth of what - and who - she really desires to one side. Neither woman inhabits the world she dreams of. Is it too late for them to stake a claim on the lives they really want?_____________Find out why everyone's talking about Jennifer Weiner'If you have time for only one book this summer, pick this one' THE NEW YORK TIMES'You'll love this book and wish she was your friend' MINDY KALING 'Fiercely funny, powerfully smart, and remarkably brave' CHERYL STRAYED'Like Helen Fielding, Weiner balances fresh humour, deft characterisations, and literary sensibility' THE GUARDIAN'Mrs Everything is like Beaches but with mothers and daughters and sisters. I may never recover' JILL GRUNEWALD'Generous and entertaining' Publishers Weekly'You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to read it again' TheSkimm'Blends humour and heartbreak to create an irresistible novel' Publishers Weekly'Weiner [is] a marvellously natural storyteller' Publishers Weekly 'Jennifer Weiner has done it again. She has made me feel more emotions than I've felt in a long time' Goodreads reviewer'Beautifully written and heart-touching' Goodreads reviewer