Heart Of The Matter

HEART OF THE MATTER BY Emily Giffin. Tessa Russo is the
mother of two young children and the wife of a renowned
pediatric surgeon. Despite her own mothers warnings Tessa
has recently given up her career to focus on her family
and the pursuit of domestic happiness. From the outside
she seems destined to live a charmed life. Valerie
Anderson is an attorney and single mother to six-year-old
Charlie—a boy who has never known his father. After too
many disappointments she has given up on romance—and even
to some degree friendships—believing that it is always
safer not to expect too much. Although both women live in
the same Boston suburb the two have relatively little in
common aside from a fierce love for their children. But
one night a tragic accident causes their lives to converge
in ways no one could have imagined. In alternating
pitch-perfect points of view Emily Giffin creates a moving
luminous story of good people caught in untenable
circumstances. Each being tested in ways they never
thought possible. Each questioning everything they once
believed. And each ultimately discovering what truly
matters most. Published: May 11 2010 by St. Martins Press.