As a mother who quit work to stay at home with her child, I could certainly relate to each of women in this novel in some way. I enjoyed the read.

Ms. Wolitzer takes on the difficult task of describing how challenging it is to give up something that has defined you for something else that defines you in an entirely different way. Ms. Wolitzer gets to the core of the issue pretty well.

However, I'm not certain I would recommend this book to anyone without children or isn't planning to have any in the near future. To me, the story just doesn't hold up to a wide audience.