Description: Larissa has everything--a handsome husband, great kids, and a big house--but she feels unfulfilled until she meets and has an affair with a charismatic stranger that forces her to rethink all that she has come to believe.
Brief description:
Paullina Simons is the author of Tully and The Bronze Horseman, as well as ten other beloved novels, a memoir, a cookbook, and two children's books. Born in Leningrad, Russia, Paullina immigrated to the United States when she was ten, and now lives in New York with her husband and an alarming number of her once-independent children.
Review Quotes:
Praise for Lone Star: "[A] beautifully written first novel.... A strong story line with great characterization makes this book hard to put down." - Library Journal
Praise for Red Leaves: "Simons has sharpened her craftsmanship to produce this suspenseful work [...] Simons handles her characters and setting (both the New Hampshire campus and the moneyed neighborhoods of Greenwich, Conn.) with a certain skill, creating mystery from the ordinary, protected lives of these Ivy League kids, slowly peeling away their deceptions to reveal denial, cowardice and chilling indifference. In doing so, she tells an often engrossing story." - Publishers Weekly
"Simons' novel spares no detail, but it is compulsively readable, as readers turn the pages to discover the complex ramifications of Larissa's rash actions and decisions. Perfect for those who like to immerse themselves in long, involving tales." - Booklist