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The Wednesday Group

A Novel

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The Wednesday Group

By: Sylvia True
Narrated by: Susan Bennett
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Gail. Hannah. Bridget. Lizzy. Flavia. Each of them has a shameful secret, and each is about to find out that she is not alone... Gail, a prominent Boston judge, keeps receiving letters from her husband's latest girlfriend, while her husband, a theology professor, claims he's nine-months sober from sex with grad students. Hannah, a homemaker, catches her husband having sex with a male prostitute in a public restroom. Bridget, a psychiatric nurse at a state hospital, is sure she has a loving, doting spouse, until she learns that he is addicted to chat rooms and match-making websites. Lizzy, a high school teacher, is married to a porn addict, who is withdrawn and uninterested in sex with her. Flavia was working at the Boston Public library when someone brought her an article that stated her husband had been arrested for groping a teenage girl on the subway. He must face court, and Flavia must decide if she wants to stay with him. Finally, Kathryn, the young psychologist running the group, has as much at stake as all of the others.

As the women share never-before-uttered secrets and bond over painful truths, they work on coming to terms with their husbands' addictions and developing healthy boundaries for themselves. Meanwhile, their outside lives become more and more intertwined, until, finally, a series of events forces each woman to face her own denial, betrayal and uncertain future head-on.

From author Sylvia True comes The Wednesday Group, a captivating, moving novel about friendship, marriage, and the bonds that connect us all.

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Critic reviews

<p>“A brilliantly perceptive novel of betrayed wives and female friendship...with fierce tenderness and uncompromising honesty. Sylvia True's debut gives us that rarest of treats: an ensemble of perfectly-drawn characters whose heartaches and revelations keep you riveted to the page, holding your breath for the powerful denouement.” —<i>Beatriz Williams, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Hundred Summers</i><br><br>“Sylvia True has given us an intimate and intensely real view into the lives of these women of...this wonderful story of their strength and resilience is timeless, and one we need to hear.” —<i>Kaye Gibbons, New York Times bestselling author of Ellen Foster and Charms for the Easy Life</i><br><br>“How brave Sylvia True is! An unflinching and honest novel.” —<i>Ann Hood, bestselling author of The Knitting Circle</i><br><br>“Sylvia True portrays with honesty and skill the emotional heartbreak and inner strength four women. A riveting debut!” —<i>Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Girls</i></p>
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely! It is remarkably good. Beautifully written, perfectly narrated and totally engaging. The characters are exceptionally well drawn and I find myself caring deeply about them as if they were my friends.

Any additional comments?

I would have liked a 'more complete' ending. However, I respect the authors choice. After all, life isn't neat and tidy and it has stray threads.

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There wasn't much about this book's description that seemed appealing or relevant to me, but it was consistently popping up in my recommendations. I looked into it a little more and based on so many positive reviews I thought it wouldn't hurt to at least start it. Nine hours later (give or take), I finished it.

I found it to be evocative in so many ways... fascinating, heartbreaking, heartwarming, poignant, angering, appalling, reaffirming... I could go on. :)
It may have been because I wasn't expecting to like it that I did so much. And while the specifics of the subject matter didn't resonate, there was so much more that did.

My only disappointment, and reason for only 4 stars, is simply because I thought it ended too soon.
A bit of a petty personal preference, as I'm sure it would have threatened the integrity and effectiveness, but I really wanted more resolution for some of the characters.
Highly recommend, though. For everyone!

Much more than I expected.

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it took ages to get into the characters then when I did not much happened

no real story

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There were times when I struggled to get really involved with the lives of these women. Despite a lot of soul searching the characters seemed so accepting of their situation and none of them seemed to move forward at all from the start to the finish. The ending left me feeling as if I had missed a vital piece of information. I found it weak and not satisfying at all. The narrator is fine, but tends to add to the sense of hopeless misery the women are suffering through their "addicted" husbands. Not really for me.

Not really for me...

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