Happiness Sold SeparatelyElinor Mackey has lived her life in perfect order: college, successful career, marriage. But her world is falling apart. In her late 30s, it seems likely that she and her husband, Ted, will never have children. As Elinor withdraws from Ted, he begins an affair with Gina - a young woman with an inquisitive son, Toby, who adores Ted. Gina has her own complicated life but Ted finds solace in her enthusiasm for life, as Elinor turns to The Iliad and her garden, finding comfort in the laundry room, nursing her pain. But it is here that she learns the truth, and they seek to mend their fractured marriage. And then Elinor finds herself pregnant and suddenly they are faced with choices they never thought they'd have to make ... |
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