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Tessa Russo is the mother of two young children and the wife of a renowned pediatric surgeon. Despite her own mother's warnings, Tessa has recently given up her career to focus on her family and the pursuit of domestic happiness. From the outside, she seems destined to live a charmed life. ... read more
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Tessa and Val's story begins with an accident. Valerie Anderson is a strong, determined, stubborn single mom to Charlie, a very sweet, sensitive little boy who's a student at a private school in Boston. She reluctantly allows Charlie to go to a friend's birthday party, even though she finds... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Tessa Thaler Russo: Wife and mother. Has two children with her husband Nick Russo. Has a PhD in English and is now a stay at home mother.
- Dr. Nick Russo: Plastic surgeon for pediatric burn victims
- Valerie Anderson: Lawyer and mother to Charlie. Valerie was insecure and self-conscious but also willing and manipulative. She was seeking love and hungry for attention. But she was a great mother.
- Charlie Anderson: Valerie's son and patient of Nick Russo.
- Dexter "Dex" Thaler: Tessa's brother from New York (also in Something Borrowed and Something Blue).
- Rachael White: Tessa's sister-in-law, Dex's Wife; lead character in Something Borrowed also by Emily Giffin
- Romy Croft: Grayson Croft's mother - another child at the same school as Charlie
- Jason Anderson: Valerie's twin brother.
- Frankie: One of Tessa and Nick's children.
- Ruby: One of Tessa and Nick's children.
- Carolyn: Tessa and Nick's babysitter for their 2 children
- Cate Hoffman: Tessa's best friend.
- Rosemary: Valerie's overbearing mother.
- Diane: Add a description of this character.
- Grayson Croft: Son of Romy Croft. It's at his birthday party that Charlie is burned
- Daniel Croft
- Antonio: Name of the restaurant near Nicks hospital
- Mr. Peterson
- Anna Cordeiro: wife of Tessas ex-fiancee
- Julia
- Rachel
- Beverly Turner
- Carly Brewster
- Peter Standish
- Marian Caldwell
- Dr. Beautimus
- Laurel
- Hank
- Amanda
- MC
- Rob
- Ryan
- Daddy
- Sarah
- Lion
- Cheryl
- Olivia
- Santa Claus
- Jude
- Larry
- Leta
- David
- Mommy
Quotes edit
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“I think of how each person in a marriage owes it to the other to find individual happiness, even in a shared life. That this is the only real way to grow together, instead of apart.”
Tessa Thaler Russo -
“I think about the thin, fragile line separating all of us from misfortune, almost as a way of putting a few coins into my own gratitude meter, of safeguarding against after happening to me.”
Setting & Locations edit
Massachusetts, present-day
- Southbridge, Massachusetts: Where Valerie grew up.
- Boston, Massachusetts: Where the protagonists live.
First Sentence edit
Whenever I hear of someone else’s tragedy, I do not dwell on the accident or diagnosis, or even the initial shockwaves or aftermath of grief. Instead, I find myself reconstructing those final, ordinary moments. Moments that make up our lives. Moments that were blissfully taken for granted-and that likely would have been forgotten altogether but for what followed. The before snapshots.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Emily Giffin (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 11 2010
ISBN: 978-0312554163
Page Count: 384
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 11 2010
ISBN: 978-0312554163
Page Count: 384
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- Dewey: 813.6
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