About the book: At fifty-seven, Julia Ames has found herself with an improbably lovely life. Despite her inclination towards self-sabotage, she has a husband she loves, two happy children and a quiet, contented existence in the suburbs.
But, out of the blue, things begin to change.
Her always well-behaved son is acting strangely. Her beloved but belligerent teenage daughter is about to depart for college.
And, in the local grocery store, Julia encounters a woman she has not seen for twenty years - a woman whose friendship was once both her lifeline and, very nearly, her downfall.
All of a sudden, Julia's peaceful family setup and her long, affection-filled marriage face imminent derailment from events both past and present.
The author of The Most Fun We Ever Had (2020) returns with another brilliantly observed family drama - Same As It Ever Was (2024), which examines the complete and complicated trajectory of one woman's life and asks what it takes to make - and to not break - a family.
About the author: Claire Lombardo earned her MFA in fiction at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her debut novel, The Most Fun We Ever Had, debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List, and has been translated or is forthcoming in over a dozen languages. It has been optioned for television by Reese Witherspoon. Same As It Ever Was is her second novel. Claire has worked as a social worker. Currently, she teaches fiction writing and works as a bookseller at Prairie Lights Books. She was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, and now lives in Iowa City, Iowa.
Rating: 5/5
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