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A rollicking thriller and poignant coming-of-age story. ?People
"Timelier than ever." ?The Cut
A "delicious" (Rebecca Makkai) and "deeply compelling" (Lauren Groff) debut novel set at a 1950s Reno divorce ranch, about the complex friendship between two women who dare to imagine a different future
Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds for divorceexcept in Reno, Nevada.
At the Golden Yarrow, the most respectable of Renos famous divorce ranches, Lois finds herself living with half a dozen other would-be divorcees, all in Nevada for the six-weeks residency that is the states only divorce requirement. They spend their days riding horses and their nights flirting with cowboys, and its as wild and fun as Lake Forest, Illinois, is prim and stifling. But it isnt until Greer Lang arrives that Loiss world truly cracks open.
Gorgeous, beguiling, and completely indifferent to societal convention, Greer is unlike anyone Lois has ever metand she sees something in Lois that no one else ever has. Under Greer''s influence, Lois begins to push against the limits that have always restrained her. But how much can she really trust her mysterious new friend? And how far will she go to forge her independence on her own terms?
Set in the glamorous, dizzying world of 1950s Reno, where housewives and movie stars rubbed shoulders at gin-soaked casinos, The Divorcées is a riveting page-turner and a dazzling exploration of female friendship, desire, and freedom.
