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Amy Poeppel brings her signature big-hearted, charming (The Washington Post) style to this wise and joyful novel that celebrates love, hate, and all of the glorious absurdity in between.
In the heart of Greenwich Village, three women form an accidental sorority when a babybelonging to exactly none of themlands on their collective doorstep.
Lauren and her familylucky bastardshave been granted the use of a spectacular brownstone, teeming with history and dizzyingly unattractive 70s wallpaper. Adding to the homes bohemian, grungy splendor is the bar occupying the basement, a (mostly) beloved dive called The Sweet Spot. Within days of moving in, Lauren discovers that she has already made an enemy in the neighborhood by inadvertently sparking the divorce of a couple she has never actually met.
Melindas husband of thirty years has dumped her for a young celebrity entrepreneur named Felicity, and, to Melindas horror, the lovebirds are soon to become parents. In her incandescent rage, Melinda wreaks havoc wherever she can, including in Felicitys Soho boutique, where she has a fit of epic proportions, which happens to be caught on film.
Oliviathe industrious twenty-something behind the counter, who has big dreams and bigger debtgets caught in the crossfire. In an effort to diffuse Melindas temper, Olivia has a tantrum of her own and gets unceremoniously canned, thanks to TikTok.
When Melindas ex follows his lover across the country, leaving their squalling baby behind, the three women rise to the occasion in order to forgive, to forget, to Ferberize, and to track down the wayward parents. But can their little village find a way toward the happily ever afters they all desire? Welcome to The Sweet Spot.
Author: Amy Poeppel
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781982176457
Language: English
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