Synopses & Reviews
When Marshall VanDahmms wife, Violet, married four times previously, informs him that shes divorcing him, he promptly falls apart. She refuses to offer a reason for the divorce, and Marshall is utterly confused. Out of anger and desperation, he decides to seek out one of Violets exes, Costa Pavlos, with whom hes convinced shes been having an affair. Despite a rocky introduction, Marshall and Costa form a tentative friendship, and together they seek out Violets other exes.
It seems Marshall isnt the only one Violet left on ambiguous terms. Now Marshall and Costa, with Owen, Brian and Tim have formed a renegade support group” to work through the emotional, mental, and financial damage shes left in her wake.
Enter Jake: Violets high school sweetheart and the one who got away. The men are befuddled by Violets pining over Jakewhat does he have that they dont? And then, inexplicably altruistically, can they track him down in time to save him from Violet? The group sets out on a road trip to find Jake before Violet can, and on the way forge new friendships, new loyalties, and find new sides of
themselves.
Review
"A witty and insightful debut about the support group five ex-husbands form after their marriages to one alluring, albeit troubled, lady
A charming anti-romance."
Kirkus"Deveraux-Nelson's debut novel
[is] a moving portrait of the neurotic fixations of unhappy lovers and the bonds they forget to overcome grief."Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Robin Devereaux-Nelson grew up in rural Michigan and has been a writer all her life. She has worked as a program developer and grant writer for the past twenty-five years, providing programs with a focus on community arts for youth and for individuals with disabilities. In Violets Wake is her first novel.