A good family man and attentive doctor, Toby Fleischman, divorces a heartless career-driven wife, plunges into the world of online dating, tries to coexist with the children, and to get the long-awaited promotion. But all plans collapse when Rachel leaves him with the children and stops answering. Toby gets angry, pities himself, and complains to his friend Libby, a former journalist. And under Libby’s gaze, the story finally unfolds for real: she herself and Rachel get the chance to speak for themselves, not be set pieces in someone else’s male drama.
This is a witty, precise, and deep novel about modern family life in a big city—about the roles of men and women and about how society sees them.