Multilayered plot and characters I'd like to meet. This novel was an accurate portrait of New York City, and a realistic if exaggerated depiction of motherhood and marriage. Would make a great movie. ( )

The story and characters were interesting enough but I didnt care for the ending. I fe,t it was too abrupt. A mother of 2 in NYC whose husband is working everyday until the wee hours of the morning begins watching neighbors through their windows in her boredom. When she meets them she realizes both how their lives intersect but also that things are not always what they appear. ( )

The story and characters were interesting enough but I didnt care for the ending. I fe,t it was too abrupt. A mother of 2 in NYC whose husband is working everyday until the wee hours of the morning begins watching neighbors through their windows in her boredom. When she meets them she realizes both how their lives intersect but also that things are not always what they appear. ( )

If you've ever lived in a city on a street where you can see your neighbors through their windows (curtains being quite out of fashion these days) and wondered: whose life is better, mine or theirs - then wonder no more. Tova Mirvis tells it all to you in this amusing novel. Every Upper West Side family on this street is facing the invasion of the all-glass high rises - the moms whose kids are awoken by construction noise, the lawyer dad whose firm represents the builders, the mentally ill old lady who haunts the neighborhood, the scholar who thinks there might be artistic treasure hidden in an old Vanderbilt mansion about to be torn down. Then there's the Mommy Wars inside the bakery: inside or outside voices? This novel reminded me of The New Yorkers by Catherine Schine, another delightful study of neighbors at love and war. A good summer read, and unlike many of the genre, this isn't chick lit: the men are fully realized, not just shadowy background figures. Very enjoyable. ( )

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