A Theory of Small Earthquakes

Praise for "A Theory of Small Earthquakes" "Maran explores the vagaries of love and the true nature of family in this debut novel." --"People" "Call it Two Women, One Man and a Baby. Maran's take on the modern familyis at once unexpected and totally relatable." --"Ladies' Home Journal" "This tender, timely story reminds us we don't need to read historical fiction to find novels about marriage; in fact, we need novels like "A Theory of Small Earthquakes" to help us understand the history same-sex marriage is making today." --"The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review" "A family's world is irrevocably rocked when an old female lover from Mom's past reappears, in Meredith Maran's sexy, audacious, politically charged, and sure-to-be-talked about first novel, "A Theory of Small Earthquakes." Ah, l'amour, l'amour." --"Vanity Fair" "Meredith Maran is a powerful storyteller with a big heart and a big talent." --Terry McMillan, author of "Waiting to Exhale" and "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" "This intriguing, timely yarn gracefully brings up a number of provocative topical issues, most importantly the changing dynamics of what it means to be a family. Maran's novel effectively reminds us that this possible seismic social shift is really less a "hot topic" than a question of deeply human needs." --"The Boston Globe" "A fictional parenting triangle that challenges assumptions." --"Reader's Digest" "A love story that had me in tears at the end. Maran has written a thoughtful, moving, honest novel that is simultaneously personal and political." --Kate Christensen, author of "The Astral" and "The Great Man" "Meredith Maran's dazzling debut is a provocative, funny, and deeply moving look at the ties that bind--and sometimes strangle--and the ways we struggle for the love we yearn for. I adored this novel." --Caroline Leavitt, author of "Pictures of You" "Funny, lively, political, personal, nostalgic, touchin