Friendship, like, and forgiveness…

The Maxwells as well as the Popes have already been close friends forever. The women were university roommates, their husbands are partners in the same law firm, their kids have grown up nearby to each other, and the two families talk about both vacations and holidays.

Like Wisteria Street, the ‘ideal’ suburban street of Desperate Housewives, all is definitely gorgeous and serene — until a major accident pushes these close neighbors to look beneath the surface. So when their idyllic lives are unexpectedly shattered by a moment that can never end up being erased or forgotten, their faith in a single another — and in themselves — is normally put to the supreme check.

In this shifting, unforgettable tale, Barbara Delinsky exquisitely captures the depth and complexity of the human heart as few authors can.