HER BODY REAWAKENED: ON LOVE, DESIRE & LEAVING – FICTION

In CLAIRE LOMBARDO’s Same As It Ever Was: A Novel, after years of emotional turbulence, 57-year-old Julia finally feels that she has a firm handle on things. But an announcement from her son, an impending separation from her teenage daughter, and a resurgence of the past bring back the threat of life on a razor’s edge. In ROXANA ROBINSON’s Leaving: A Novel, college lovers Sarah and Warren reconnect after a chance meeting and embark on an intense affair. With their actions threatening the foundations of their lives, they must confront the moral responsibilities of their love – for their families and for each other.

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