Leaving

Sarah and Warren were high school sweethearts who despite teenage plans for an adventurous future together, eventually married other people. When they meet again at sixty, their lives have been carved into very different shapes. Sarah lives outside New York, where she works at a local museum; Warren lives in Boston, a developer of historical buildings. Sarah is divorced, Warren still married, and both have grown up children. But when they reconnect, they feel the rekindled spark of love and desire - a spark that has been dead for so long.

About the Author :
Roxana Robinson is the author of ten books - six novels, three collections of short stories, and the biography of Georgia O’Keeffe. Four of these were chosen as New York Times Notable Books , two as New York Times Editors’ Choices. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper’s, Best American Short Stories, Tin House and elsewhere. Her work has been widely anthologized and broadcast on NPR. She is the recipient of many awards, the most recent the Barnes & Noble “Writers for Writers” Award, from Poets & Writers. She teaches in the MFA Program at Hunter College.

Review :
'As absorbing as it is haunting... These two twined characters and their story will certainly stay with me for a long time.’ Meg Wolitzer, author of The Wife ‘Compelling, heartstopping and all-too-believable, this is a marvelous read.' Gish Jen, author of The Resisters 'A searing interrogation of honor and passion. It dissects the hidden cost of the choices we make, and the consequences with which we must endeavor to live.’ Geraldine Brooks, author of Horse 'Robinson brings her wit, her beautiful sentences and her compassionate clarity to this book about the price of love and the enduring need for it.’ Amy Bloom, author of White Houses ‘A remarkable novel—a quietly expansive story, in which elements of love and family coalesce and escalate into tragedy... A triumph of a book.’ Joan Silber, author of Improvement 'Robinson’s smart, seductive writing style creates a sense of quiet menace that keeps the reader guessing until the book’s shattering conclusion.' Daily Mail 'Elegantly structured and written, shimmering with feeling and truth. A triumph.' Kirkus Reviews 'Robinson’s upcoming novel is an impassioned portrayal of desire and loyalty, of romantic love and family duty, and an exploration into what we owe to each other—and to ourselves.' Oprah Daily