Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan examines
the lives of two women: one a new mother and the other a student at an all-girls
college in New York State.
Elisabeth, a journalist before she moved from New York
City to a small town, is adjusting to being a new mother and finding it hard to
find time to write her next book. Sam, a college senior, who happens to love
children and spent the summer as a nanny to twins, is looking for a part-time
job.
Elisabeth struggles with issues with her parents and
sister as well as with pressure from her husband to use their two IVF embryos.
Sam grapples with making up her mind about what she is going to do after graduation:
follow her ambition or marry her long-distance boyfriend?
In time, Elisabeth and Sam become friends, which is
somewhat uncomfortable for Sam since she is employed by Elizabeth to take care
of her baby. While the women believe they have many things in common, as time goes
on, they grow aware of their differences.
J. Courtney Sullivan, a writer of women’s fiction, lives
in New York with her husband and two children. Friends and Strangers is her fifth
novel.
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