The New York Times" bestseller, now in paperback, a furiously compelling (New York Times") and richly compassionate novel about marriage, ambition, and reclaiming of love by novelist and cofounder of the online fiction magazine "Narrative."
Set in San Francisco, "Three Stages of Amazement "takes readers on a spellbinding journey across a landscape of national unease, when the fragility of one marriage reflects the tenuous state of the American Dream. Lena Rusch and her husband, Charlie Pepper, still believe they can have it all sex, love, marriage, children, career, brilliance. But when life delivers surprises and tests, they must face, for the first time in their lives, real limitation. Told with eloquence and compassion, "Three Stages of Amazement "is a true thriller of the heart about confronting adversity, gaining wisdom and finding great love."