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First, let me say that this is a quick read that moves along at a good clip. Grace has been married to her wonderful, handsome, pediatric oncologist husband for 19 years. They have the perfect marriage, a talented, loving son, and are wonderfully happy. Well, you know that must be too good to be true. Grace is a therapist, with a thriving practice and a soon to be released self- help book entitled "You Should Have Known". The first third of the novel sets us up for Grace's downfall when she learns her husband is not the man she believed him to be. In fact, Grace's talented and charming husband is a cold sociopath....and that's where the credibility of the story fails me. In 19 years of marriage, Grace failed to notice how her husband cut her off from all her friends and cheated on her continually. If you can suspend your belief that a smart, successful therapist can miss all the red flags in her own marriage, then this may be the book for you. Korelitz is a gifted writer, don't get me wrong. There are some really funny bits...laugh out loud moments throughout as Grace struggles to determine when and where she could have gone so wrong.
