The Wednesday Group
by Sylvia True
Gail. Hannah. Bridget. Lizzy. Flavia. Each of them has a shameful secret, and each is about to find out that she is not alone… Gail, a prominent Boston judge, keeps receiving letters from her husband’s latest girlfriend, while her husband, a theology professor, claims he’s nine-months sober from sex with grad students. Hannah, a homemaker, catches her husband having sex with a male prostitute in 
a public restroom. Bridget, a psychiatric nurse at a state hospital, is sure she has a loving, doting spouse, until she learns that he is addicted to chat rooms and match-making websites. Lizzy, a high school teacher, is married to a porn addict, who is withdrawn and uninterested in sex with her. Flavia was working at the Boston Public library when someone brought her an article that stated her husband had been arrested for groping a teenage girl on the subway. He must face court, and Flavia must decide if she wants to stay with him. Finally, Kathryn, the young psychologist running the group, has as much at stake as all of the others. As the women share never-before-uttered secrets and bond over painful truths, they work on coming to terms with their husbands’ addictions and developing healthy boundaries for themselves. Meanwhile, their outside lives become more and more intertwined, until, finally, a series of events forces each woman to face her own denial, betrayal and uncertain future head-on.From author Sylvia True comes The Wednesday Group, a captivating, moving novel about friendship, marriage, and the bonds that connect us all.
a public restroom. Bridget, a psychiatric nurse at a state hospital, is sure she has a loving, doting spouse, until she learns that he is addicted to chat rooms and match-making websites. Lizzy, a high school teacher, is married to a porn addict, who is withdrawn and uninterested in sex with her. Flavia was working at the Boston Public library when someone brought her an article that stated her husband had been arrested for groping a teenage girl on the subway. He must face court, and Flavia must decide if she wants to stay with him. Finally, Kathryn, the young psychologist running the group, has as much at stake as all of the others. As the women share never-before-uttered secrets and bond over painful truths, they work on coming to terms with their husbands’ addictions and developing healthy boundaries for themselves. Meanwhile, their outside lives become more and more intertwined, until, finally, a series of events forces each woman to face her own denial, betrayal and uncertain future head-on.From author Sylvia True comes The Wednesday Group, a captivating, moving novel about friendship, marriage, and the bonds that connect us all.~ Goodreads
My review..........4.5 stars
If you like stories with great character development, and how women learn to grow from a life shattering experience, then this is a must read for you! I loved this debut novel. Don't be fooled by the huge paragraph describing all the reasons the women are in therapy, these are taken care of very early on in the book (I was worried it was going to be very heavy on the mens sexual addictions, and it's not). It's a book about the women, and what they are feeling, and how they cope with the actions of their husbands. It's also about their interactions with each other during their weekly group therapy sessions. Even the women who I didn't feel an instant connection with, I grew to like and care about by the end of the book. I'm not sure that I agreed with some of their decisions regarding their marriages, but it was so well written that you could understand why they were made. I took away half a star because it does leave a couple things up in the air, and I always like to close a book and be satisfied that all my characters are wrapped up.
I was given a copy of this book to review through the publisher (St. Martin's Griffin). It's release date is set for March 24, 2015. I hope to hear a lot more from this author.......kudos to her on such a well done debut!
This looks good! I was curious about this so I'm so glad to see your review. I like that even if you don't agree with the decisions you understand them. That always makes me happy in a character driven book. Adding to my TBR!
It was fun to follow each of the ladies on their journey. Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks for stopping by! I love to support debut authors, so was happy to give this one a thumbs up.