When their new neighbor who happens to be a young widow becomes pregnant, each of the three wives on the cul-de-sac in suburban Connecticut examines her own marriage and "the loyalties that perhaps have been taken too much for granted."--Jacket.

The decision has been made. After 23 years of marriage and raising their family in the same lakeside home, John and Abby Reynolds are getting a divorce. They gather their three children to tell them the terrible news, but before they can speak, their daughter makes a joyous announcement of her own: She is getting married. John and Abby decide to postpone their news until after the wedding. As the big day approaches, questions continue to haunt them....

When a short road trip turns into a crazy adventure, Ira and Maggie Moran have a chance to review their lives, renew their love, and reaffirm a marriage that has room enough for realists and dreamers.

Linda Fallon travels to a literary festival to give a reading from her latest work, but while she is there she encounters her former lover, Thomas James, and together, the couple share memories of their past affair.

Robert Harlan has three loves in his life: his wife, Allyson:his daughter, Carson; and his writing. A sales rep for a small radio station, he has hopes of one day leaving it all behind for a successful writing career. When he is unexpectedly laid off from his job, Allyson encourages him to persue his dream of writing. He writes a novel entitled A Perfect Day, based on the last months Allyson and her father spent together as he died of cancer.

When Pauline walked into his mother's store in the Polish neighborhood of Baltimore, Michael felt she was the one. Both young and good-looking - with the uncertainty and fervor of World War II only adding to their passion - Pauline and Michael seemed to be made for each other. Hastily married, the two soon after discovered just how mismatched they really are. Pauline's impulsive and impractical hit-or-miss approach to life is nothing like Michael's...

Newland Archer, an eligible young man of the establishment is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a pretty ingénue, when May's cousin, Countess Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence. Her sorrowful eyes, her tragic worldliness and her air of unapproachability attract the sensitive Newland and,...

This is a story about marriage and the friendship of Meri, newly married and pregnant and Delia, the wife of a senator whose chronic infidelity is well known in Washington circles.

Psychologist Alan Gregory is juggling his responsibilities as a father, a husband, and doctor, when a beautiful woman walks into his offices with an astounding admission. Gibbs Storey, whose looks turn grown men into dazzled adolescents, tells Alan that she thinks her husband, Sterling, may have murdered a woman. Blandly recounting a history of dangerous sexual encounters, Gibbs stuns Alan with another revelation: She thinks there are other victims...

Struggling with a stale marriage and the outdated atmosphere of their tea house, Penny and Daniel Stanley serve a host of refuge-seeking customers, including a star-struck artist and a mysterious woman who seeks a long-lost companion.