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Paperback Heart of the Matter Book

ISBN: 0312554176

ISBN13: 9780312554170

Heart of the Matter

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"Giffin excels at creating complex characters and stories that ask us to explore what we really want from our lives."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Tessa Russo is the mother of two young children and the wife of a renowned pediatric surgeon. Despite her own mother's warnings, Tessa has recently given up her career to focus on her family and the pursuit of domestic happiness. From the outside, she seems destined to live a charmed life.

Valerie Anderson is an attorney and single mother to six-year-old Charlie--a boy who has never known his father. After too many disappointments, she has given up on romance--and even to some degree, friendships--believing that it is always safer not to expect too much.

Although both women live in the same Boston suburb, the two have relatively little in common aside from a fierce love for their children. But one night, a tragic accident causes their lives to converge in ways no one could have imagined.

In alternating, pitch-perfect points of view, Emily Giffin's Heart of the Matter creates a moving, luminous story of good people caught in untenable circumstances. Each being tested in ways they never thought possible. Each questioning everything they once believed. And each ultimately discovering what truly matters most.

Customer Reviews

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A must read for 2010!!!!!!!!!

Going to be a BIG hit in 2010! This book will have you going between 2 women, Tessa and Valerie. Tessa is a married mother of 2, not sure where she fits in this world. Motherhood is demanding, and being a wife of a surgeon who works long hours has left Tessa wondering if this is what it is supposed to be like. Then comes Valerie, a single mother, who has worked hard to be everything to her son. However their lives mix when an accident at a slumber party leaves Charlie scarred physically and his savior Dr. Russo enters. However, Nick Russo and Valerie start spending too much time together and one thing leads to another. It gets so good in this book, you can't possibly put it down the last hundred pages so you can find out if Nick chooses his family or Valerie and her son and what happens when you make such decisions. Love, loss, anger, all these emotions are present. Find out what Tessa will do when Nick tells her the truth and find out how they all come to terms with the truth! This read will be everywhere this year. Sure to bit a hit this summer! You shouldn't miss out!!!

Enjoyable Giffin

I usually love Giffin's books, and this one was no exception. She draws you in with three-dimensional characters and engaging situations. This story is told from two points of view: Tessa, a stay-at-home mom married to a pediatric surgeon, Nick; and Valerie, a single mother whose child is badly burned at a slumber party. Valerie's child, Charlie, is under the care of Nick, and Valerie finds herself drawn to Nick, who is compassionate and skillful. Soon, Nick and Valerie's friendship turns into more, and Tessa is suspicious. I read this book in less than 24 hours, and was able to relate to both mothers. I thought the story was wonderful. My only objection was the ending; I would have ended it differently. Still, I recommend this book to all Emily Giffin fans.
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