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‘Brilliant’ DAILY MAIL
‘Warm, joyful, smart and nuanced’ CURTIS SITTENFELD, author of Romantic Comedy
‘This novel is a gift’ J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN, author of The Cliffs

What if everything you wanted is no longer enough?

Meeting for an autumnal swim in an idyllic pond, Caroline’s friend Ruth tells her about a family secret that has recently been exposed. Caroline was looking forward to a celebration they’d been planning together with her sister-in-law, Tobi, but suddenly everything seems complicated.

Tensions that have long been buried are bubbling to the surface. These three couples, who have so much to enjoy in their lives – growing children, affectionate marriages, work they love – must confront the truths they’ve never shared. More than that, they will have to reconcile the lives they’ve built with the ones they desire: the old dreams both fulfilled and denied, and the new ones that appeared right when they thought they had all they’d ever hoped for.

Weaving an exquisite portrait of parenthood, partnership, love and loyalty, Erin White captures what it really means for friends to become Like Family.

Publisher Review

Its depiction of friendship and middle age and marriage and the beautiful messiness of life feel familiar in the best ways, but also fresh in the best ways… I can’t wait to share it with everyone I know — Curits Sittenfeld, author of ROMANTIC COMEDY Once I entered the world of Like Family, I didn’t want to leave… it is an answer to and an answering of the questions of this moment — Ann Napolitano, author of HELLO BEAUTIFUL Cracked my heart open wider and wider until I found myself bawling in the bathtub — Glennon Doyle, author of UNTAMED Moving and funny and big-hearted — Essie Chambers, author of SWIFT RIVER This novel is a gift — J. Courtney Sullivan, author of THE CLIFFS