California Girls

September 15, 2018

Life is not all sunny for three California sisters. Reigning talk-show host Finola learns that her husband is having an affair with a hot new pop singer. Surfer girl Zennie agrees to be a surrogate mother, but it's no easy wave to ride. And modest Ali is reeling after her fiancé sends his brother to break off the engagement. At least the brother keeps coming around. With a 350,000-copy paperback and 10,000-copy hardcover first printing.

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January 1, 2019
Three sisters suffer breakups and survive to thrive in Mallery's (Sisters like Us, 2018) latest, as she alternates between women's fiction and romance. Finola, a morning TV host, is told by her husband, right before a show, that he's having an affair. Her guest is a rising musician who tells Finola that she's her husband's mistress. Zennie's fourth date with Clark ends when he tells her he knows she doesn't see him as boyfriend material, leaving her wondering what she does want. Ali's fianc� sends his brother, Daniel, to break up with her just weeks before their wedding, and lets her deal with canceling everything. Zennie's decision to become a surrogate for an infertile friend sparks discussion, and painful truths emerge about her sisters and family as they each examine the steps that led to their current predicaments. Mallery brings her signature humor and style to this moving story of strong women who help each other deal with realistic challenges, a tale as appealing as the fiction of Debbie Macomber and Anne Tyler.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)