Title: The court of common pleas
First published: 2001
Description: At sixty-three, Judge Gregory Brennan is on the brink of retirement. With his youngest daughter headed for college, he envisions traveling abroad, basking in a repose that his demanding career has not allowed, with his wife, Audrey, at his side. But Audrey has other ambitions. At forty-nine, she sees the mythic empty nest as an opportunity to explore her own potential — as a medical student. When Audrey reveals her plans, Gregory is overwhelmed, and he emotionally retreats, causing a rift that neither one of them ever anticipated.
Subjects: Judges' spouses, Judges, Married people, Fiction, Midlife crisis, Women medical students, Retirees, Fiction, general, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, psychological
LC classification: PS3563.A719 C6 2001