The Divorcées The Divorcées

The Divorcées

A Novel

    • 3.5 • 85 Ratings
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Publisher Description

“A rollicking thriller and poignant coming-of-age story.” ―People

"Timelier than ever." ―The Cut

A "delicious" (Rebecca Makkai) and "deeply compelling" (Lauren Groff) debut novel set at a 1950s Reno divorce ranch, about the complex friendship between two women who dare to imagine a different future


Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds for divorce—except in Reno, Nevada.

At the Golden Yarrow, the most respectable of Reno’s famous “divorce ranches,” Lois finds herself living with half a dozen other would-be divorcees, all in Nevada for the six-weeks residency that is the state’s only divorce requirement. They spend their days riding horses and their nights flirting with cowboys, and it’s as wild and fun as Lake Forest, Illinois, is prim and stifling. But it isn’t until Greer Lang arrives that Lois’s world truly cracks open.

Gorgeous, beguiling, and completely indifferent to societal convention, Greer is unlike anyone Lois has ever met—and she sees something in Lois that no one else ever has. Under Greer's influence, Lois begins to push against the limits that have always restrained her. But how much can she really trust her mysterious new friend? And how far will she go to forge her independence on her own terms?

Set in the glamorous, dizzying world of 1950s Reno, where housewives and movie stars rubbed shoulders at gin-soaked casinos, The Divorcées is a riveting page-turner and a dazzling exploration of female friendship, desire, and freedom.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2024
March 19
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
272
Pages
PUBLISHER
Flatiron Books
SELLER
Macmillan
SIZE
4.5
MB

Customer Reviews

whoever10091959 ,

Fabulous

I love this book! It reminded me of the classic movie The Women. I was really rooting for Lois, hoping she would come to her senses. This book was very entertaining and definitely one of the best I’ve read this year so far.

HeartHenry ,

Boring

Events that started out with promise ended in nothing. If there was deeper meaning to this book then I missed it. Hard to slog through the narration. Not enough dialogue, or interesting happenings.

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