Book Description:
Brook and Michael Bostock abandoned their fast-paced lives in Manhattan after 9/11, trading in the city for the more relaxed atmosphere of Michael’s small hometown in western Massachusetts . Brook, the daughter of an extremely prominent and wealthy New York family, is able to continue operating her event planning business, while Michael is finally able to build his own business making high-end furniture. But their seemingly peaceful lives are turned upside down when a teenager is sexually assaulted at a party their son throws while they are away.
The scandal receives national attention—not only because of Brook’s family name, but also because of the lawsuit looming against Brook and her husband, that alleges they are responsible for what happened that night. Suddenly, the small Massachusetts town they call home seems to turn against them, revealing the simmering jealousies and resentments that have been lurking under the surface all along.
With their once-perfect family in danger of falling apart, Brook and Michael must find a way to get through this together—or risk losing everything they love.
Author Liza Gyllenhaal spent many years in publishing and advertising. She founded her own advertising agency in the late 1980s, built it into a highly successful business, and then sold it a few years back to devote herself full-time to her first love: writing. A graduate of the University of Iowa Writing Workshop, she is a published poet, and former chairperson and current board member of The Academy of American Poets, which sponsors National Poetry Month. She and her husband divide their time between New York City and the Berkshires. Visit Liza at www.lizagyllenhaal.com.
Thanks to Jessica Butler of Berkley/NAL, Penguin Group USA, I am giving away one copy of A Place for Us. Sorry, this giveaway is open to the U.S. only and ends on March 21, 2013.
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