Synopses & Reviews
Gail. Hannah. Bridget. Lizzy. Flavia. Each of them has a shameful secret, and each is about to find out that she is not alone… Gail, a prominent Boston judge, keeps receiving letters from her husbands latest girlfriend, while her husband, a theology professor, claims hes nine-months sober from sex with grad students. Hannah, a homemaker, catches her husband having sex with a male prostitute in a public restroom. Bridget, a psychiatric nurse at a state hospital, is sure she has a loving, doting spouse, until she learns that he is addicted to chat rooms and match-making websites. Lizzy, a high school teacher, is married to a porn addict, who is withdrawn and uninterested in sex with her. Flavia was working at the Boston Public library when someone brought her an article that stated her husband had been arrested for groping a teenage girl on the subway. He must face court, and Flavia must decide if she wants to stay with him. Finally, Kathryn, the young psychologist running the group, has as much at stake as all of the others.
As the women share never-before-uttered secrets and bond over painful truths, they work on coming to terms with their husbands addictions and developing healthy boundaries for themselves. Meanwhile, their outside lives become more and more intertwined, until, finally, a series of events forces each woman to face her own denial, betrayal and uncertain future head-on.
From author Sylvia True comes The Wednesday Group, a captivating, moving novel about friendship, marriage, and the bonds that connect us all.
Review
"A brilliantly perceptive novel of betrayed wives and female friendship...with fierce tenderness and uncompromising honesty. Sylvia True's debut gives us that rarest of treats: an ensemble of perfectly-drawn characters whose heartaches and revelations keep you riveted to the page, holding your breath for the powerful denouement."—Beatriz Williams,
New York Times and
USA Today bestselling author of
A Hundred Summers"Sylvia True has given us an intimate and intensely real view into the lives of these women of...this wonderful story of their strength and resilience is timeless, and one we need to hear."—Kaye Gibbons, New York Times bestselling author of Ellen Foster and Charms for the Easy Life "How brave Sylvia True is! An unflinching and honest novel." —Ann Hood, bestselling author of The Knitting Circle
"Sylvia True portrays with honesty and skill the emotional heartbreak and inner strength four women. A riveting debut!" —Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Girls
About the Author
SYLVIA TRUE was born in Manchester, England, and now lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two children. She received her BS in chemistry and her Master's in Education, and now teaches chemistry at Holliston High School, where she is the head of the Science and Technology Department. The Wednesday Group is her first novel.