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I love Jennifer Weiner books and in my opinion, this is one of her best. I can see why some reviewers did not like this book as much as some of her other books, but I thought it was deeper and a much more well-rounded book than some of her others. This is not a simple woman meets man, falls in love story. It's a story about a family and the dynamics in the family as well as the dynamics between romantic partners. The characters have depth and like humans, they have their flaws. For me, the story was believable and like life, it isn't all rainbows and unicorns. It is a good story about personal discovery and growth. This was the first book in a long time that I just didn't want to stop reading. I don't give many books five stars and I really struggled with whether or not this deserved five stars. I'm going to say, it isn't a classic, but I really enjoyed it, so for me, five stars it is.


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Fly Away Home A Novel Jennifer Weiner 9780743294270 Books Reviews

Once upon a time a young and bright law school student named Sylvie Serfer met handsome and ambitious law student Richard Woodruff. Back then she had opinions and goals of her own. He wanted to be President.

Now decades later, Sylvie has remade herself into the ideal politician's wife. Her job is staying twenty pounds thinner than she was in her twenties and tending to her husband the senator.

All of their hopes and dreams come crashing down one day when Richard is spotlighted on the news about his extramarital affair with a young woman, his former assistant, for whom he'd obtained a prestigious job at an illustrious law firm.

Suddenly Sylvie and her two daughters, Diana and Lizzie, are drawn into the eye of the hurricane with the philandering husband.

What they each do next makes the story. We follow Sylvie's journey as she tries to figure out what she wants and what will happen next. Her travels take her to a small beach town in Connecticut, to an old family house. There she tries to find herself again--that person she was before she became the woman who took care of Richard Woodruff's needs and ignored her own.

In Philadelphia, daughter Diana is married with a six-year-old child. She's a doctor and on the surface appears to have it all. But underneath, she is increasingly unhappy with her life, her marriage, and the empty places inside. Which makes her ripe for an illicit affair.

Then there's Lizzie, who considers herself the family screw-up. A recovering addict, she struggles daily to stay clean and sober and to find something worthwhile of her own to do with her life.

During the summer following the disgrace, Lizzie moves in with Diana, to help with her nephew Milo and to figure out what she wants to do. She always carries a camera around her neck--some say her penchant for snapping photos is her way of distancing herself from life.

Each of these characters is revealed in alternating chapters that dig a little bit more with each page, until we come to feel as though we know them. Their thoughts, their feelings, and their motivations.

When Sylvie invites her daughters to join her in Connecticut, the timing couldn't be better. Diana and Lizzie have each reached turning points in their lives and need a respite of their own. As they all come together, they gradually begin to find refuge in one another.

I loved Fly Away Home A Novel, a story of scandal, pain, and the after-effects of tragic events...until the very end, I couldn't be sure what each of the women would decide to do. Each had choices to make and changes to create. Like real life individuals, nothing was simple or predictable, but implicit in the ending moments was the promise or hint that maybe things could work out in some way for each of them; that no matter what they decided, they would all be okay.

Five stars.
Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner is a great read........kept me entranced for three straight hours of getting acquainted with the two sisters and their parents. Richard is the father, serving in politics and making a definite mistake by making out with his legislative helper........His wife of over 30 years
is decidedly wounded by the TV broadcast that publicizes his infidelity . The girls, who are together as the younger one comes to work in her sister's home with Milo..a very special young boy. Each of the characters has his own game plan........and all together manage to enjoy Thanksgiving together at the family home on the coast. Love and life of the successful doctor daughter and the younger one back from rehab keep the story moving fast........Well worth reading.
I have read a lot of Jennifer Weiner books - she has made me laugh and cry. This is not her best book. But its still pretty terrific. Its a story of families that go through tough times, fall apart, stand up again and come together.
Sylvie starts of with a lot of promise in life, and ends up as a typical politician's wife. She makes her entire life about being there for him, including getting him breakfast from the buffet so he wont have to wait for his eggs (!!). After a cheating scandal, she chucks that life and retreats to Connecticut to rebuild her life. She learns to cook, starts dating and tries to reconnect with her two daughters - perfect Diana and the lost-her-way-somewhere Lizzie. Both daughters are struggling themselves. Diana is in an unhappy marriage, and Lizzie is trying to beat a painkiller addiction. How all three strong women fight their own battles and reconnect is really what the story is all about. Somehow Sylvie just doesnt shine like other Jennifer Weiner female protagonists. She seems a bit colorless. But the dynamics between all the female members kept me reading. And I did want to know if Lizzie would land on her feet. Happy to know she gets a happy ending.

The story is a bit more 'typical' than her others. It is not as heart-warming and touching as Cannie Shapiro books. Buts its a good read that kept me engaged.
I love Jennifer Weiner books and in my opinion, this is one of her best. I can see why some reviewers did not like this book as much as some of her other books, but I thought it was deeper and a much more well-rounded book than some of her others. This is not a simple woman meets man, falls in love story. It's a story about a family and the dynamics in the family as well as the dynamics between romantic partners. The characters have depth and like humans, they have their flaws. For me, the story was believable and like life, it isn't all rainbows and unicorns. It is a good story about personal discovery and growth. This was the first book in a long time that I just didn't want to stop reading. I don't give many books five stars and I really struggled with whether or not this deserved five stars. I'm going to say, it isn't a classic, but I really enjoyed it, so for me, five stars it is.