Sarah Conley - A Novel / Ellen Gilchrist. (Hardcover, New)

No one writes more accurately, or more amusingly, than Ellen Gilchrist about the quandaries that arise when we realize our hearts' desires. In her wonderful new novel, Gilchrist brings to life a spirited heroine who finally gets what she wants -- which turns out to be a lot more than she ever bargained for.

Long ago in Kentucky, Sarah Conley fell in love with a young man but wound up marrying his brother -- a tangled melodrama of missteps and mistaken intentions that led to bad feelings and burned bridges. Sarah divorced and decamped to New York, became a celebrated novelist and magazine editor, and never looked back -- until she got a call from the woman who used to be her best friend.

Now Sarah faces the most difficult choice of her life. The man she loved, the man who broke her heart and married someone else, is suddenly free again. The old chemistry, the old magic, is still there. But as she embarks to Paris to work on a screenplay, Sarah realizes that "happily ever after" only happens in fairy tales -- and that her miraculous second chance is fraught with daunting complications.

Introducing her first new set of characters in a decade, Gilchrist has crafted an unforgettable novel that is as witty and intriguing as it is warm and wise.