β Scribed by Laura Zigman
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From bestselling author Laura Zigman, a hilarious novel about a wife and mother whose life is unraveling and the well-intentioned but increasingly disastrous steps she takes to course-correct her relationships, her career, and her belief in herself
Judy never intended to start wearing the dog. But when she stumbled across her son Teddyβs old baby sling during a halfhearted basement cleaning, something in her snapped. So: the dog went into the sling, Judy felt connected to another living being, and sheβs repeated the process every day since.
Life hasnβt gone according to Judyβs plan. Her career as a childrenβs book author offered a glimpse of success before taking an embarrassing nose dive. Teddy, now a teenager, treats her with some combination of mortification and indifference. Her best friend is dying. And her husband, Gary, has become a pot-addled professional βsnackologistβ who she canβt afford to divorce. On top of it all, she has a painfully ironic job writing articles for a self-help websiteβa poor fit for someone seemingly incapable of helping herself.
Wickedly funny and surprisingly tender,Separation Anxietyoffers a frank portrait of middle-aged limbo, examining the ebb and flow of lifeβs most important relationships. Tapping into the insecurities and anxieties that most of us keep under wraps, and with a voice that is at once gleefully irreverent and genuinely touching, Laura Zigman has crafted a new classic for anyone taking fumbling steps toward happiness.
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