title: The Book Club
author: Monroe, Mary Alice
description: On the surface, it is a monthly book club. But for these five women, it is something more precious -- a chance to share their hopes and fears and triumphs.
  
  Eve--her husband's sudden death has turned her world upside down, cheating her of every security she had planned on
  
  Annie--a brilliant attorney, at forty-three she has decided to have a baby, but all the determination in the world can't change the cold reality of nature
  
  Doris--forced to acknowledge her dying marriage, she finds the ultimate freedom in her husband's betrayal
  
  Gabriella--the "perfect" wife, mother and friend, she offers support to everyone but is afraid to ask for it herself
  
  Midge--an artist, she has always lived her life against the grain; but suddenly she's feeling like a stranger to the very people who should know her best
  
  They are women in transition, and as they embrace the challenge of change, they will hold fast to the true magic of the book club--friendship.