Marel Brady
Published: 2012-10
Total Pages: 287
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When Jack took Kendra out to lunch, he bought a new tie for the occasion...he never buys a new tie to take me out to lunch. Jack, a wealthy businessman in Washington DC, seems to have it all. He's used to getting what he wants, but appearances can be deceiving. I squealed with delight at two expensive theater tickets. 'For you and a friend, ' Jack told me. I found myself answering, 'Well, you're my friend, aren't you?' Jack weaves a tangled web when Kendra re-enters his life. With mounting pressure at home and the office, will his behavior become more erratic? I'm feeling downhearted; her visit makes me realize how empty our lives are without the children. Doesn't he realize there's something wrong with me! I said, 'Jack, we need to talk, ' but he hardly looked up. Meanwhile, Grace, Jack's privileged socialite wife, deals with life's calamities, increasingly, alone. Grown-up children leaving home and a mysterious health ailment creeping ever closer, erode the stability of her world. In the temporary apartment, we'll be living out of suitcases...fun for the children...stressful for me. I thought Jack was happily married. What's got into him? I wonder what it's like to be married to Jack. As Kendra struggles financially, will the impoverished teacher's answer lie in destroying another woman's family? How can her children have the home and education they need if something doesn't change in her life? Driven by fear and self-preservation to make life altering decisions, Grace and Kendra pour their energies and hearts into their dairies. When the final words are written, will they both see It's All about Jack?