This is a fun book about what is really a miserable topic--divorce. And a child is involved to boot. Mia is served with divorce papers at an upscale restaurant, and up until that point she claims that she had no idea that her successful pediatric oncologist husband was either having an affair with an old medical school classmate or that he was contemplating ending their marriage. Once she recovers from the shock she is both smart and angry, and she decides to get even. She hires a lawyer and the book dissects the dissolution of a marriage, step by step.
Sophie is the lawyer that she hires, and through memos, letters, emails, and motions the story of both Mia and Sophie are told not so much in prose but in the format of a file of information. Even though the topic is a serious one it is almost playfully told. It is a very easy way to see just what it would be like to go through a divorce, step by step, dissolving the ties that bind, but without all of the pain that would accompany it if it were you. A remarkable accomplishment.
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