A New York Times Notable Book: A successful cookbook author discovers a shocking secret about her husband that turns her life upside-down in this novel of upheaval and self-empowerment After a cross-country tour promoting her latest cookbook, Daria Walker is ready to return to her beautiful home in an affluent Boston suburb and her beloved husband, Ross, a prominent attorney whose rough-hewn good looks have never stopped charming her. But when she arrives, he blindsides her by announcing he wants a divorce. Surprised and devastated, Daria suspects he may be having an affair, but the reality is far worse and will tear apart the illusion of her perfectly happy family. When a young boy dies in a fire that appears to have been started by a mercenary slumlord, Daria is outraged along with the rest of the city. But after seeing picketers in front of her husband's office and receiving threatening calls at home, she realizes that Ross is responsible for the heinous crime. Daria's eye-opening and exhilarating journey to discover the truth about her husband puts her at odds with the comfortable life she has long enjoyed with him. Fast paced and thought provoking, Fly Away Home is the riveting story of a woman forced to question her values, her relationships, and herself-and to confront, tear down, and rebuild everything she's known to be true.
"A compelling tale . . . A bright, clear piece of fiction."
TheWashington Post
"A romance with a social conscience, a tale of love, betrayal and revenge set against a backdrop of sterile suburbs, confrontational politics, the evils of gentrification and the uses of arson as a slum-clearance tool."
The New York Times
"Marge Piercy deftly tells the story of a woman's odyssey from uncertainty to emotional liberation in a novel that is superb in every respect."
