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How to sleep at night : a novel [sound recording (CD)]
Title:
How to sleep at night : a novel [sound recording (CD)]
Format:
Audio cassette
ISBN:
9798874872823
Summary:
Meet Ethan and Gabe. A devoted couple for years, they have successful careers, an adorable daughter, and a house in the New Jersey suburbs. Sure, they may have drifted to different ends of the political spectrum, but their marriage still has its spark. Then one night Ethan makes an announcement: he wants to run for Congress as a Republicanb́ut only if he has progressive Gabeś blessing. For weeks a slightly queasy Gabe struggles between supporting his husband and maintaining his own lefty ideals. He can feel himself slowly pulled under the tide of Ethanś ambitions, even as he becomes widely known as a conservative spouse. In a nearby town, suburban mom Nicole wonders what happened to her younger selfĺiving in New York City, freely dating men and women, and on a path to a career in the art world. Nicole feels like an accessory in her husbandś life and like sheś given up on the goals she had for herself. Then an old flame re-enters her life unexpectedly. That woman is Ethanś sister Kate.A political reporter at a major newspaper, Kate has reached the top of her profession. But the adrenaline rush of chasing a story has lost its thrill. When Nicolet́he woman who broke her heartślides into her DMs just as her brother starts his controversial congressional run, Kateś life is thrown into a tailspin that threatens to derail the success sheś worked so hard to achieve.