HappenstanceTwo stories from a marriage in crisis: thewife's story and the husband's story. The setting issuburbia, the time frame a week spent apart. She goes toa quilting convention where she has an affair, he stayshome to mind the kids and discuss manhood with a friendwho has been abandoned by his wife. |
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Happenstance: Two Novels in One about a Marriage in Transition Carol Shields No preview available - 2013 |
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