![]() ![]() ![]() Although the attractive couple and their baby, Conor, present an idyllic picture, deep-rooted problems threaten their relationship. In Sacks's haunting first novel, Columbia University anthropology professor Sam Hurley and his set designer wife, Merry, ditch the comforts of Manhattan for a radically different lifestyle in an isolated cottage he has inherited in Sweden. But Frank, of all people, knows that the truth is rarely what you want the world to see. Treacherous things, which are almost impossible to believe when looking at this perfect family. And that's why Frank soon sees the things others might miss. All their lives, Frank and Merry have been more like sisters than best friends. She befriends the neighbors, and even finds herself embracing the domesticity she's always seemed to scorn. When Merry's childhood friend Frank visits their Swedish paradise, she immediately becomes part of the family. Sometimes they can hardly believe how lucky they are. Sam, formerly an academic, is pursuing a new career as a filmmaker. ![]() Merry adores the domestic life: baking, gardening, caring for her infant son. Merry, Sam, and Conor are the perfect family in the perfect place. A gripping page-turner for fans of The Woman in the Window and The Perfect Nanny, Michelle Sacks's You Were Made For This provocatively explores the darkest sides of marriage, motherhood, and friendship.ĭoting wife, devoted husband, cherished child. ![]()
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