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From the New York Times-bestselling author of The House Girl comes a novel about our most precious and dangerous attachment: family.In the spring of 1981, the young Skinner siblings - fierce Renee, dreamy Caroline, golden boy Joe and watchful Fiona - lose their father to a heart attack and their mother to a paralyzing depression, events that thrust them into a period they will later call "the Pause." Caught between the predictable life they once led and an uncertain future that stretches before them, the siblings navigate the dangers and resentments of the Pause to emerge fiercely loyal and deeply connected. Two decades later, the Skinners find themselves again confronted with a family crisis that tests the strength of these bonds and forces them to question the life choices they've made and what, exactly, they will do for love.
About the Author
Tara Conklin was born on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands and raised in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Yale University, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and New York University School of Law. Her first novel, The House Girl, was a NYTimes bestseller, #1 IndieNext pick and Target Book Club pick. Her second, The Last Romantics, is a NYTimes bestseller, Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick and was selected by Jenna Bush Hager for the new Today Show Book Club #ReadWithJenna. Visit www.taraconklin.com for more information.
