Fly Away Home: A Novel - Softcover

“This best-selling author proves again that she writes the best page-turners around.” – "Elle"

“Unflappably fun... Hilarious... In Jennifer Weiner's luscious new novel, Fly Away Home, a political wife's predicament is the catalyst for a highly entertaining story... The message is choosing to live an authentic life. As always, Weiner gives us a woman who stands taller, curvier, and happier when she does just that.” —"USA Today"

“"Fly Away Home" is Weiner’s best offering in years. The book is well written, a page turner and timely.” —"Associated Press"

"Witty and smart" —"O "Magazine

“The quintessential beach read!” —"Columbus Dispatch"

"“Fly Away Home" is the book to pack this summer. The latest from Jennifer Weiner has it all.” — "St. Petersburg Times"

"Smart and juicy" —"Good Housekeeping"

"This is summer reading at its best: entertaining and full of insight into relationships and how they change" -- "People "(3.5 out of 4 stars)

"Fresh, nuanced... Weiner wryly and sensitively shows the trade-offs we all make to maintain our relationships." --"Parade"

""Fly Away Home" is the book to pack this summer. The latest from Jennifer Weiner has it all." -- "St. Petersburg Times"

From one of the nation’s most beloved writers, Fly Away Home is an unforgettable story of a mother and two daughters who seek refuge in an old Connecticut beach house.

When Sylvie Serfer met Richard Woodruff in law school, she had wild curls, wide hips, and lots of opinions. Decades later, Sylvie has remade herself as the ideal politician’s wife—her hair dyed and straightened, her hippie-chick wardrobe replaced by tailored knit suits. At fifty-seven, she ruefully acknowledges that her job is staying twenty pounds thinner than she was in her twenties and tending to her husband, the senator.

Lizzie, the Woodruffs’ younger daughter, is at twenty-four a recovering addict, whose mantra HALT (Hungry? Angry? Lonely? Tired?) helps her keep her life under control. Still, trouble always seems to find her. Her older sister, Diana, an emergency room physician, has everything Lizzie failed to achieve—a husband, a young son, the perfect home—and yet she’s trapped in a loveless marriage. With temptation waiting in one of the ER’s exam rooms, she finds herself craving more.

After Richard’s extramarital affair makes headlines, the three women are drawn into the painful glare of the national spotlight. Once the press conference is over, each is forced to reconsider her life, who she is and who she is meant to be.

Written with an irresistible blend of heartbreak and hilarity, Fly Away Home is an unforgettable story of a mother and two daughters who after a lifetime of distance finally learn to find refuge in one another.