Heart of the Matter

Tessa Russo is the mother of two young children and the wife of a renowned pediatric surgeon. Despite her mother's warnings, Tessa gave up her own career to focus on her family - and from the outside, it seems as if she has the perfect life.

Valerie Anderson is an attorney and single mother to six-year-old Charlie. Charlie has never known his father and after too many disappointments, Valerie has given up on romance, believing it is safer that way. Although both women live in the same Boston suburb, the two have relatively little in common aside from a fierce love for their children.

But one night, a tragic accident causes their lives to converge in ways no one could have imagined...

“With [an] adulterous path outlined, Giffin could easily take sides. But she doesn't. Instead, she alternates between Tessa's and Valerie's points of view, dissecting the feelings and insecurities that can dismantle even the most intelligent people”

Washington Post
A modern-day Jane Austen Vanity Fair
Giffin's latest opens with one of the more haunting scenes in recent memory [and] towards the end things are so tense that the pages pop with each turn People
Giffin's calling card has always been her ability to delve into the workings of relationships. But in her latest book the best-selling novelist probes deeper than ever ... With intelligence, humour and piercing insight, Giffin shows that in matters of love, it is possible to be right and yet so wrong Family Circle
With realistic dialogue and a sharp depiction of relationships, Giffin crafts an emotional, effortless read More
Giffin beautifully shows how quickly need becomes love...[and her] chronicle of fluid, almost casual marital disconnect is a powerful cautionary tale Boston Globe
[A] brutally honest book in that it never falters in its depiction of hope and heartache. Emily Giffin is a talented writer who re-gifts her talent in the books she creates...With HEART OF THE MATTER she turns up the heat and gives us her best novel yet Huffington Post
Giffin's latest novel delves deep into the all-too-tricky matters of the heart...this juicy read will make you feel like you're sneaking a peek into your best friend's diary Redbook

Emily Giffin lives in Atlanta with her husband and three young children.

Tessa Russo is the mother of two young children and the wife of a renowned pediatric surgeon. Despite her mother's warnings, Tessa gave up her own career to focus on her family - and from the outside, it seems as if she has the perfect life.Valerie Anderson is an attorney and single mother to six-year-old Charlie. Charlie has never known his father and after too many disappointments, Valerie has given up on romance, believing it is safer that way. Although both women live in the same Boston suburb, the two have relatively little in common aside from a fierce love for their children.But one night, a tragic accident causes their lives to converge in ways no one could have imagined...

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