A marriage story. How much is too much to want?
"I've been waiting a long time for this book." ―Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers and Music for Wartime
2020 IPPY Award Winner for Literary Fiction
2020 NIEA Winner for General Fiction and Best Cover
In this elegant and honest novel, a young couple must navigate that fine line between the things they want for themselves and the the things they want together, and it appears each will have to make a choice―the person they love or the life they want.
Mary Cassatt Miller, the director of an Atlanta home for older women, and famous photojournalist Ethan Graham want a life together. Despite Ethan’s work taking him to the streets of Afghanistan, he agrees that after three years, he will stop traveling.
But, nine weeks before their third anniversary, Cass is unsure whether Ethan will ever give up the work he loves. As the clock counts down, it doesn’t help that Singer, the artist-bartender, is always in Atlanta, and the enthralling Setara, the subject of Ethan’s most famous photograph, is also his business partner.
A new danger in Afghanistan changes everything.
Paperback includes a Reader's Guide, perfect for Book Clubs and all Lovers of Fiction:
- This story of marriage will inspire discussions about feminist books, a person's sense of self, the question of whether or not to have a family, individual passions, romance versus love, romance inspired by lovers, missed anniversaries and marriage conflicts.
- Features relatable characters with a sense of self, family dynamics and a journey through romance, love disapointment, secrets, conflict, passion, and danger.
- A novel that’s perfect for lovers of fiction, romance stories, and feminist books
Lovers of fiction and fans of feminist books like Writers & Lovers by Lily King, An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, Life Drawing by Robin Black you’re going to love Cynthia Newberry Martin’s novel Tidal Flats.
2020 IPPY Award Winner for Literary Fiction, 2020 NIEA Winner for General Fiction and Best Cover
In this elegant and honest debut novel by Cynthia Newberry Martin, Cass and Ethan must navigate that fine line between the things they want for themselves and the life they want together, and it appears each will have to make a choice-the person they love or the life they want.
Mary Cassatt Miller falls for famous photojournalist Ethan Graham. For months at a time, Ethan's work takes him to Afghanistan, and Cass, who's passionate about her job in Atlanta, wants a husband who comes home at night. Then, there's the issue of family¿he wants one; she doesn't.
What they do want is a life together, so Ethan agrees that after three years, he will stop traveling¿whether Cass agrees to children or not. But for Cass, who grew up with a mother who didn't want her and a father who was never home, even thinking about children troubles her.
Nine weeks before their third anniversary, Cass wonders whether Ethan will try to squeeze in one final trip to Afghanistan. When he does, she's unsure if he will ever give up the work he loves. And if he won't, well, she will not repeat the life her parents had. As the clock counts down, it doesn't help that Singer, the artist-bartender, is always in Atlanta, and the enthralling Setara, the subject of Ethan's most famous photograph, is also his business partner. Then, a new danger in Afghanistan changes everything.
If you are a fan of books such as Writers & Lovers by Lily King, An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli, The Maytrees by Annie Dillard, or Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler, you're going to love Cynthia Newberry Martin's debut novel Tidal Flats.
