The Divorce Party

A Novel

By: Laura Dave

Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman

Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

"Sizzle Factor: SPF 50. A secret marriage, lies about affairs...even sex on the day of the divorce party" (USA Today) a novel by the author of the New York Times best seller and Reese's Book Club Pick The Last Thing He Told Me

The second novel from Laura Dave, the acclaimed author of Eight Hundred Grapes and Hello Sunshine. In The Divorce Party, captures a much-discussed cultural phenomenon that has never been profiled in fiction before - divorce celebrations - with her characteristic wit and warmth. Set in Hamptons high society, The Divorce Party features two women - one newly engaged and one at the end of her marriage - trying to answer the same question: When should you fight to save a relationship, and when should you let go?

An insightful and funny multigenerational story, this deeply moving novel is sure to touch anyone whose heart has weathered an unexpected storm.

©2021 Laura Dave (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"A revealing, honest portrait of how love binds us together-and drives us apart." (Kate Jacobs, author of The Friday Night Knitting Club)

"Events unfold over the course of a day, but the lessons learned have their roots in a lifetime." (Elle)

"Elegant, accessible prose and compelling portraits of relationships." (Cosmopolitan)

Excellent & unique story & beautifully written

I really enjoyed The Divorce Party!
Beautifully written and an elegant story with a unique story line with a realistic romantic style showing the deeper feelings of love and confusion inside us.

Lots of meaningful emotions by all characters and I enjoyed relating to many of the feelings and reactions and triggers and sentiments of each character at various times.

It felt romantic in a real way with the beauty in the messy -as relationships truly go.

I’m sure I’ll have another listen in the near future to again enjoy the beauty in Laura Dave’s extraordinary and deeply meaningful writing.

I also enjoyed her other title
The Last Thing He Told Me
-again capturing the characters real feeling emotions and not in the often cliche behaviors in other books. Laura goes deep and I enjoy her realistic style.

I’m tempted to download an earlier book of hers
“Eight a hundred Grapes” (trying to remember the actual title)

This time the narrator did a good job too! (I don’t always enjoy every time she narrates like I do some other narrators) but this time she nailed it IMO.

Not bad but not my favorite.

The story wasn't bad. Just a bit predictable maybe? May have to try another by this author to see.

Unpredictable.

I love a book that I think I have figured actually surprises me. This one did that.

Not much

I enjoyed "The Last Thing He Told Me" and I guess I was expecting another mystery. This is really more of a marriage study -- and a weird one at that. The narrator was better than the one in The Last Thing... Everything else was worse. Very repetitious both in sentence structure and in the story itself. Sooooo many self-analyses particularly by Gwyn. I kept listening, but it never got better. This author loves referring to "the small of her back" and many other cliched phrases. This story could have been told in about 20 pages. Hard to believe that the events all occurred in one day. One heck of a long day. Not recommended.

A different way to look at things

A lovely story about relationships coming to an end and how to handle that for the couple and for everyone who loves them

I liked it!

I really enjoyed this book. I liked the narrator. I like to walk a lot and started listening to books while walking. I finished this one in a few days. The author is a good story teller.

,BORING

This was not a story it was like waiting for your turn to have a root canal

A wonderful story and character study of two women

Laura Dave introduced her readers to two women , at very different stages of their lives, and weaving their stories together beautifully.

Boring , no twists, just blah

Boring story. Family’s get divorced all the time. Only mild twist came half way through book and it was predictable. Characters are eh. Won’t read another one from this author.

Such a good read!

This book makes you feel as if you are there as the events happen. So, so good!

Irritating repetition

I loved the writer’s debut. Assured, sparky. And I was excited to read more of her work. However, my journey with her ends here. The constant repetition (“She stood in the hall. Stood in the hall of the great house. The great house that had weathered the storm. The storm that…”) is so grating. She uses the same tic in her dialogue so all the characters sound the same. Couldn’t finish it.