It is the late 1960’s and Frankie has just moved to Palo Alto with her husband and two children. While her husband has found his dream job, her own dream of going to college and becoming a writer has gone unfulfilled. That is, until she meets the “Wednesday Sisters.” While watching her children play in a park near her new home, she meets a group of women who become her closest friends, her confidantes, and her literary critics! And as the 60’s roll into the 70’s, they see each other through their writing struggles as well as their personal struggles, and they evolve with women all over the country, supporting each other as they each begin to pursue their own interests and passions just as their husbands have done.
This is a sweet story, with the 1960’s as a subtle backdrop. The women have a wonderful relationship and bring out the best in each other. The respect that they show for each other, in spite of their individual quirks and conflicts, is what most would aspire to in a friendship and their solidarity, expressed most fully at the end (I won’t spoil it for you!) is truly beautiful. It is a little far-reaching as “realistic” goes, but it works anyway.
A fun, mostly light read… definitely a chick book!
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