Isolde Brilliant not unexpectedly loses her lucrative job as a hedge fund manager. But since she is a getting a generous severance package, money is not going to be a problem. And since she also has a year old baby, maybe being a stay-at-home mom might be worth a try.
But her idea of being a stay-at-home mom involves hiring a nanny to do the majority of the childcare, so most of Isolde's time is not devoted to her child, but to her social life and arguing with her husband, who quit his lawyer job to become a failed book publisher. And Isolde can also take the time to indulge in a mild flirtation with a man who has been infatuated with her since her college days.
But don't worry. Nothing really happens except she has unprotected sex with her husband and ends up pregnant. Guess that will solve all her problems.
Call it sour grapes, but I don't really care about the problems of the wealthy. Boo-hoo, she lost her job. But she has a "golden parachute" that lets her not worry about money for years. Or worry being forced to sell their vacation home. Or even worry about not being able to afford a nanny. Or that she is basically supporting her husband's failure of a business. Or paying for her nanny's fertility treatments. In fact, losing her job pretty much has no impact on her finances and has the benefit of giving her much more free time, which she mostly uses on herself and not the baby that she claims to love so much. Plus she has a handsome man who is worth hundreds of millions of dollars who is ready and willing to drop everything and marry her if she would only say yes.
It's hard to like a story when you don't really like the main characters. And the ending was a very ho-hum. It's an OK read, but very forgettable.
Here is a review by Kirkus Reviews.
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