Denting the Bosch: A Novel of Marriage, Friendship, and Expensive Household Appliances
“The best stories begin where most stories end. What if you finally have it all—marriage, grown children, money, a house by the sea... What happens next? Link raises the curtain right there at the happy ending, for an unblinking look at grown women, lovely homes, sun-soaked Southern California, and the economic apocalypse that is at once moving and hilarious, satiric and generously imagined.” —Jincy Willett, author ofThe Writing Class, Winner of the National Book AwardandJenny and the Jaws of Life“Denting the Boschis an intelligent, serious, eloquent tale of three women facing the truths of their lives, learning to accept the changes, and moving on with courage and joy. --Nancy Thayer, author ofHeat Wave, Beachcombers,andThe Hot Flash Club“Denting the Boschbroke my heart over and over again, in small ways and big, the way the best books do. Teresa Link writes like a dream, inhabiting her characters so thoroughly that I felt like they were dear friends whose missteps I watched with horror and whose triumphs I celebrated as though they were my own.” --Meg Mitchell Moore, author ofThe Arrivalsand the forthcomingSo Far Away"InDenting the BoschTeresa Link gleefully combs through the wreckage of three crumbling marriages in the relentlessly perfect world of Southern California. With her sly sense of humor and generosity of spirit she reveals startling and tender truths about friendship and the deep desire for home." --Lisa Fugard, author ofSkinner's Drift"Teresa's Link's electric gift is her ability to turn disruption into a cause for hope. With wit, charisma, and vital characters,Denting the Boschtells the story of three women, in three different couples, and how they build up their lives after the unexpected shatters their relationships. Set against the background of Sea Ranch, the planned utopian community in Northern California, this novel is both a search for home and a testing of the ideals that have shaped us. I couldn't put it down." --Paul Lisicky, author ofThe Burning House,Famous Builder, andLawnboy