Quindlen] is one of our most astute chroniclers of modern life. Praise for Alternate Side ' Anna] Quindlen's quietly precise evaluation of intertwined lives evinces a keen understanding of and appreciation for universal human frailties.' - Booklist (starred review) 'Exquisitely rendered. The fault lines begin to open: on the block, at Nora's job, and especially in her marriage. Then one morning, Nora returns from her run to discover that a terrible incident has shaken the neighborhood, and the enviable dead-end block turns into a potent symbol of a divided city. They trade gossip and gripes, and they maneuver for the ultimate status symbol: a spot in the block's small parking lot. The owners watch one another's children grow up. And why not? New York City was once Nora's dream destination, and her clannish dead-end block has become a safe harbor, a tranquil village amid the urban craziness.

Some days Nora Nolan thinks that she and her husband, Charlie, lead a charmed life-except when there's a crisis at work, a leak in the roof at home, or a problem with their twins at college.

astute observations about interactions between the haves and have-nots, and the realities of life among the long-married.'- USA Today A provocative novel that explores what it means to be a mother, a wife, and a woman at a moment of reckoning, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Miller's Valley and Still Life with Bread Crumbs.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 'Captures the angst and anxiety of modern life with.

One True Thing by Anna Quindlen