Separation Anxiety A Novel
Separation Anxiety, a novel by Laura Zigman, published by HarperCollinsPublishers in 2020, spans 304 pages and is written in English. This work presents a humorous and poignant exploration of a woman’s struggles within her marriage and family life. The story follows Judy, a wife and mother whose life is unraveling, as she takes increasingly misguided steps to mend her relationships and regain her sense of self.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the complexities of middle-aged life, highlighting Judy’s unconventional coping mechanism of wearing her dog in a baby sling. The novel addresses themes of family dynamics, personal insecurities, and the challenges of navigating a career that has not gone as planned. With a blend of humor and tenderness, Separation Anxiety offers insights into the often messy journey toward finding happiness amidst life’s chaos.
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“Separation Anxiety is a hilarious, heart-breaking and thought-provoking portrait of a difficult marriage, as fierce as it is funny…. My advice: Start reading and don’t stop until you get to the last page of this wise and wonderful novel.” –Alice Hoffman
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From bestselling author Laura Zigman, a hilarious novel about a wife and mother whose life is unraveling and the well-intentioned but increasingly disastrous steps she takes to course-correct her relationships, her career, and her belief in herself
Judy never intended to start wearing the dog. But when she stumbled across her son Teddy’s old baby sling during a halfhearted basement cleaning, something in her snapped. So: the dog went into the sling, Judy felt connected to another living being, and she’s repeated the process every day since.
Life hasn’t gone according to Judy’s plan. Her career as a children’s book author offered a glimpse of success before taking an embarrassing nose dive. Teddy, now a teenager, treats her with some combination of mortification and indifference. Her best friend is dying. And her husband, Gary, has become a pot-addled professional “snackologist” who she can’t afford to divorce. On top of it all, she has a painfully ironic job writing articles for a self-help website–a poor fit for someone seemingly incapable of helping herself.
Wickedly funny and surprisingly tender, Separation Anxiety offers a frank portrait of middle-aged limbo, examining the ebb and flow of life’s most important relationships. Tapping into the insecurities and anxieties that most of us keep under wraps, and with a voice that is at once gleefully irreverent and genuinely touching, Laura Zigman has crafted a new classic for anyone taking fumbling steps toward happiness.
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