The Divorce Papers: A Novel

The Divorce Papers: A Novel

Sparkling and sophisticated, this sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking debut novel tells the story of a very messy, very high-profile divorce and the endearingly cynical young lawyer dragooned into handling it.
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Twenty-nine-year-old Sophie Diehl is happy toiling away as a criminal law associate at an old-line New England firm, where she very much appreciates that most of her clients are trapped behind bars. Everyone at Traynor, Hand knows she abhors face-to-face contact, but one week, with all the big partners out of town, Sophie is stuck handling the intake interview for the daughter of the firmâ€™s most important client.
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After eighteen years of marriage, Mayflower descendant Mia Meiklejohn Durkheim has just been served divorce papers in a humiliating scene at the popular local restaurant, Golightlyâ€™s. Mia is now locked and loaded to fight her eminent and ambitious husband, Dr. Daniel Durkheim, Chief of the Department of Pediatric Oncology at Mather Medical School, for custody of their ten-year-old daughter Jane. Mia also burns to take him down a peg. Sophie warns Mia that sheâ€™s never handled a divorce case before, but Mia canâ€™t be put off. The way she sees it, itâ€™s her first divorce, too. For Sophie, the whole affair will spark a hard look at her own relationshipsâ€”with her parents, colleagues, friends, lovers, and, most important, herself.
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A rich, layered novel told entirely through personal correspondence, office memos, e-mails, articles, handwritten notes, and legal documents, The Divorce Papers offers a direct window into the lives of an entertaining cast of characters never shy about speaking their minds. Original and captivating, Susan Riegerâ€™s brilliantly conceived and expertly crafted debut races along with wit, heartache, and exceptional comedic timing, as it explores the complicated family dynamic that results when marriage failsâ€”as well as the ever-present risks and coveted rewards of that thing called love.

Country	USA
Author	Susan Rieger
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780804137461
ISBN	0804137463
Label	Broadway Books
Manufacturer	Broadway Books
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	496
PublicationDate	2014-10-28
Publisher	Broadway Books
ReleaseDate	2014-10-28
Studio	Broadway Books

The Divorce Papers: A Novel

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