Her Turn
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- Author：Katherine Ashenburg
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Summary
For fans of Nora Ephron and Jennifer Weiner， here is Katherine Ashenburg's witty， contemporary new novel about a forty-something newspaper columnist navigating her bold next chapter， set in Washington against the 2015 US presidential primary。
Liz is a columnist at a national newspaper in Washington， D。C。 in 2014， where rumours that Hillary Clinton will run for the presidency are the talk of the town。 Divorced and the mother of a college-age son， Liz has a full life: fantastic friends， a job she adores， and a breezy non-committal dating life。 On the surface， Liz is thriving， but deep inside she is stalled in neutral， stuck in a clandestine affair with her married boss and still brooding on her marriage， which ended in betrayal， hurt and anger 12 years ago。
Liz's job is to edit an anonymous column called My Turn， choosing personal essays sent in from readers around the country。 One day， her tidy life is upended when a submission about a marital squabble arrives from Seattle， from Nicole， the very woman who had an affair with Liz's ex-husband and is now married to him。 Wife Two has no idea that she is sending an essay to Wife One， and Liz manages to keep her identity a secret while she engages in a long， ever more brutal edit of the piece。 Still， the existence of the essay destabilizes Liz， and she starts acting erratically--abruptly ending her affair with the boss， publishing provocative essays that infuriate her colleagues and readers， investing in a growing pile of unread self-help books about forgiveness， and indulging in some questionable romantic decisions。
When the tangled web of Liz's deception with Nicole is suddenly exposed， Liz must face the harm she's causing others--and herself。 She attempts to make amends， with shocking， farcical， and entirely unexpected results。 A witty， smart， wise， and sparkling novel with moving depths （and musings on the pursuit of forgiveness） beneath its delightful surface。
Liz is a columnist at a national newspaper in Washington， D。C。 in 2014， where rumours that Hillary Clinton will run for the presidency are the talk of the town。 Divorced and the mother of a college-age son， Liz has a full life: fantastic friends， a job she adores， and a breezy non-committal dating life。 On the surface， Liz is thriving， but deep inside she is stalled in neutral， stuck in a clandestine affair with her married boss and still brooding on her marriage， which ended in betrayal， hurt and anger 12 years ago。
Liz's job is to edit an anonymous column called My Turn， choosing personal essays sent in from readers around the country。 One day， her tidy life is upended when a submission about a marital squabble arrives from Seattle， from Nicole， the very woman who had an affair with Liz's ex-husband and is now married to him。 Wife Two has no idea that she is sending an essay to Wife One， and Liz manages to keep her identity a secret while she engages in a long， ever more brutal edit of the piece。 Still， the existence of the essay destabilizes Liz， and she starts acting erratically--abruptly ending her affair with the boss， publishing provocative essays that infuriate her colleagues and readers， investing in a growing pile of unread self-help books about forgiveness， and indulging in some questionable romantic decisions。
When the tangled web of Liz's deception with Nicole is suddenly exposed， Liz must face the harm she's causing others--and herself。 She attempts to make amends， with shocking， farcical， and entirely unexpected results。 A witty， smart， wise， and sparkling novel with moving depths （and musings on the pursuit of forgiveness） beneath its delightful surface。
Reviews
Gillian Deacon
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What a fun read！ I flew through this one， couldn’t put it down。 So much to think about here， as we follow the personal and professional exploits and mishaps of main character Liz。 Set against the hope and （as we now know， false） promise of a strong female US presidential candidate leading up to the 2016 election， Her Turn is a thoughtful exploration of the perks and challenges of modern womanhood in a complicated world。
Virginia
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Chatty chicklit set in Washington， DC。 Sad that Canada doesn't have any newspapers， or even cities， of its own for Canadian writers to set their novels in， but what can you do？ Get those igloos organized and start some dailies， Canada！ This book displayed good solid writing and would have been a 3 star read for me - if only I'd managed to like， or even believe， the parade of unrelatable characters and their feckless decision-making。 2 1/2 stars， minus 1 for the US setting。 Chatty chicklit set in Washington， DC。 Sad that Canada doesn't have any newspapers， or even cities， of its own for Canadian writers to set their novels in， but what can you do？ Get those igloos organized and start some dailies， Canada！ This book displayed good solid writing and would have been a 3 star read for me - if only I'd managed to like， or even believe， the parade of unrelatable characters and their feckless decision-making。 2 1/2 stars， minus 1 for the US setting。 。。。more
Meg W
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I enjoyed this story！ Liz deals with relationship issues after her divorce which bleed into many facets of her life。 Including her career。 Without giving too much away， it makes you wonder how you might deal with the same issues。 Thank you to Harper Collins for the gifted copy。
Jessica Stefanidis | booknook_beauty
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1。5 stars ⭐🌜Alright so honest review ahead。 I was not a fan of this book。 I always finish a book in hopes that it will get better， but this one just dragged on。 It took me longer than usual to finish a book because I just wasn't excited to keep reading， or to read whenever I got the chance。 Thankfully it was a shorter book， so there was a bonus。 Ten years ago， Liz's husband had an affair， and is now married to the woman， Nicole。 Liz is editor for a column called My Turn， where writers can submit 1。5 stars ⭐🌜Alright so honest review ahead。 I was not a fan of this book。 I always finish a book in hopes that it will get better， but this one just dragged on。 It took me longer than usual to finish a book because I just wasn't excited to keep reading， or to read whenever I got the chance。 Thankfully it was a shorter book， so there was a bonus。 Ten years ago， Liz's husband had an affair， and is now married to the woman， Nicole。 Liz is editor for a column called My Turn， where writers can submit an essay to have published in the paper。 When Nicole submits a story one day， Liz's decisions， although they have already not been great ， get worse。 She is already having an affair with her boss， seeing men she has no true interest in， and now， is responding back to Nicole's submissions。 The book goes on about these choices Liz is making and how they backfire on her， with her work， her relationships， her son。。 she is trying to work on forgiveness， which I guess is the moral of this book。 I think。 I don't even really know what the point of it was and was bored reading it。 It gave a lot of reference to poetry and plays， which just got repetitive and did not interest me。Personally， would not recommend。Thank you to the publisher for my free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ashley Kritzer
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Thank you to Harper Perennial for a gifted copy of “Her Turn。” As a general rule I do not trash books; I am sure this book will resonate with an appropriate audience， but that isn’t me。 As a reporter I found the description of the protagonist’s work at a newspaper extremely dated。 If you don’t work in media this may be a good choice for you。
Girl Well Read
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Ashenburg's latest is about a journalist who stumbles into an unusual relationship with the woman who broke up her marriage。 At first glance， Liz appears to have a fulfilled life: she has a good relationship with her adult son， her own apartment， an active dating life， and is the editor of "My Turn，" a popular newspaper column where readers submit personal essays。 But Liz is actually resentful of her ex-husband because he cheated on her， is emotionally unavailable to her suitors， and involved wi Ashenburg's latest is about a journalist who stumbles into an unusual relationship with the woman who broke up her marriage。 At first glance， Liz appears to have a fulfilled life: she has a good relationship with her adult son， her own apartment， an active dating life， and is the editor of "My Turn，" a popular newspaper column where readers submit personal essays。 But Liz is actually resentful of her ex-husband because he cheated on her， is emotionally unavailable to her suitors， and involved with a married man。 And to make matters worse， her correspondence with her ex-husband's wife—the woman who he had an affair with—is bordering on unethical and could get her fired。 Liz is complex and layered。 She thinks she is managing her deep-seated resentment towards her ex but it is seeping into all of her relationships， including the most important one， which is with her son。 Her inability to move past what Sydney did makes her emotionally unavailable to her suitors， pushing her towards a man who is married and another who is a complete narcissist。 While it is refreshing to read about someone in their late forties， Liz is not overly likeable and ultimately loses the plot literally and figuratively。 Her Turn is character-driven novel that explores one woman's second act in life while she's still tethered to the first。 It is a story about infidelity， forgiveness， and taking a chance。 。。。more
smalltownbookmom
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I couldn't really get into this story about a middle aged， divorced newspaper columnist。 There were some poignant discussions about forgiveness and how hard it is and who you're really doing it for （yourself or the person you're trying to forgive）。 Overall the premise wasn't that captivating for me and I forced myself to finish。 If I hadn't gotten a complimentary ALC from Libro。fm I likely would have DNF'd this one。 I couldn't really get into this story about a middle aged， divorced newspaper columnist。 There were some poignant discussions about forgiveness and how hard it is and who you're really doing it for （yourself or the person you're trying to forgive）。 Overall the premise wasn't that captivating for me and I forced myself to finish。 If I hadn't gotten a complimentary ALC from Libro。fm I likely would have DNF'd this one。 。。。more
Missy Tidman
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I received this book in a giveaway and would call it an easy read， something I would read in between heavy， more complex books。 I had a hard time connecting with the main character and became frustrated with her actions。 I didn’t feel that there was enough character development， only superficial understanding of them。 I did enjoy the plot and the writing flowed well。
Lauren McCabe
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Her Turn is a character driven， debut novel by the talented Katherine Ashenburg。 Katherine is a skilled writer but， unfortunately， the plot fell flat for me。 In Her Turn， we are alongside Liz， who a decade after her husband left her for another woman， is still simmering in her own anger。 This plays out in her life in different ways and impacts the various people to whom she is close。 Liz is a talented editor at a publication called Her Turn。 When she gets an entry from her ex husband’s wife， she Her Turn is a character driven， debut novel by the talented Katherine Ashenburg。 Katherine is a skilled writer but， unfortunately， the plot fell flat for me。 In Her Turn， we are alongside Liz， who a decade after her husband left her for another woman， is still simmering in her own anger。 This plays out in her life in different ways and impacts the various people to whom she is close。 Liz is a talented editor at a publication called Her Turn。 When she gets an entry from her ex husband’s wife， she strikes up an anonymous relationship with the other woman。 I will definitely read more novels by Katherine Asheburg， because it is obvious she is an amazing author。 However， I didn’t find Liz a likeable character （and typically I loved flawed characters） and also found the plot to be very heavy in character development but very light in intrigue。 A sincere thank you to Netgalley， Penguin Random House and Knopf Canada for the digital ARC。 3 stars 。。。more
Jacqui Hawkins
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Full disclosure: I received this book in a giveaway。。。This book is an easy read - I read it in short spurts on a road trip。 I kept waiting for some twist or plot change that would peak my interest， but it just never really happened。 The characters in the story were not as exciting as I would have expected。 The storyline attracted me as a divorced woman who found her way as a single mom after the divorce was final， but I just didn't relate to Liz， AT ALL。 I really wanted to be able to write a pos Full disclosure: I received this book in a giveaway。。。This book is an easy read - I read it in short spurts on a road trip。 I kept waiting for some twist or plot change that would peak my interest， but it just never really happened。 The characters in the story were not as exciting as I would have expected。 The storyline attracted me as a divorced woman who found her way as a single mom after the divorce was final， but I just didn't relate to Liz， AT ALL。 I really wanted to be able to write a positive review， but I held on until the last page hoping that something would happen。 。。。more
Angie
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Liz is divorced and still a little bitter about the other woman who broke up her marriage。 She is also a journalist who edits a My Turn column， and is surprised to get a submission from her ex's new wife。 Thus starts an anonymous correspondence and Liz's obsessing over whether she can really forgive and move on。 Though this read quickly， I didn't really connect with the characters and found the themes a little too heavy-handed。 Liz is divorced and still a little bitter about the other woman who broke up her marriage。 She is also a journalist who edits a My Turn column， and is surprised to get a submission from her ex's new wife。 Thus starts an anonymous correspondence and Liz's obsessing over whether she can really forgive and move on。 Though this read quickly， I didn't really connect with the characters and found the themes a little too heavy-handed。 。。。more
Dianne
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I did not give this book only 1 star because I managed to finish it。The first third of the book was ok -we learned about Liz and some of her past。 Mind you， this book is written in the first person， so we never really get another person's take on her life。 Unfortunately， Liz starts showing her true colors toward the end of the first third。 It's not pretty。The second third is even worse as Liz really starts showing her true colors。 She is cruel， selfish， manipulative， a user， and can't seem to le I did not give this book only 1 star because I managed to finish it。The first third of the book was ok -we learned about Liz and some of her past。 Mind you， this book is written in the first person， so we never really get another person's take on her life。 Unfortunately， Liz starts showing her true colors toward the end of the first third。 It's not pretty。The second third is even worse as Liz really starts showing her true colors。 She is cruel， selfish， manipulative， a user， and can't seem to let things go。By the last third， I was ready to find her and beat some sense into her。 This woman did NOT deserve a HEA。I'm sorry， but this just wasn't the book for me-if I wanted political views， I would read a book about politics。 If I wanted to know just how little the over 60 crowd is thought of， I would find a book that disparages those of some maturity。 And please keep in mind， especially authors -when you make fun of those over 60。。。you are making fun of those who invested in Amazon， Apple， etc when those companies were just starting out---think about that for a moment。*ARC supplied by the publisher， author， and NetGalley。 。。。more
Fraser Simons
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I just posted a YouTube video review of this because， at least in Canada， it’s out today。 Out soon elsewhere， I think: https://youtu。be/JpHncEurXe8This is charming in a messy， verisimilitude type of way。 I can see why the marketing would go with Nora Ephram-esk。 It’s very good at dredging up lots of different emotions in the day-to-day。 While it does take a moment to shift gears into the writing voice and the narrator herself， especially because it feels a bit monotonous at first， it really find I just posted a YouTube video review of this because， at least in Canada， it’s out today。 Out soon elsewhere， I think: https://youtu。be/JpHncEurXe8This is charming in a messy， verisimilitude type of way。 I can see why the marketing would go with Nora Ephram-esk。 It’s very good at dredging up lots of different emotions in the day-to-day。 While it does take a moment to shift gears into the writing voice and the narrator herself， especially because it feels a bit monotonous at first， it really finds its stride on the building blocks of the first act—not to mention the structure of each chapter， which is each week broken up on a day planet for our editor protagonist， Liz。 What’s really ingenious about this is that the minutia， especially concerning what Liz is specifically editing that day/week， acts as a vector， vehicle， and springboard at any given time。 Even as Liz puts a piece of writing into the context of her own life and ascribes it meaning， it naturally asks the reader the same。 Then it becomes pertinent to the plot as well。 It’s really satisfying and smart。 I’m not sure I’ve seen a device deployed much like it？ I worried about “liking” or understanding Liz to get behind her voice as a protagonist for a while because of the kind of moral flexibility that she seemed to be projecting， but it actually works quite well; contradictory character traits and actions end up almost as being good， not to mention proponents of good drama。 In any case， I laughed out loud multiple times， winced， and was surprised to find out how much I cared about Liz。 I am very happy I went out of my usual reading comfort zone to try it out。 I hope this finds the audience it deserves。Thanks to Netgalley， the publisher， and the author for the digital ARC。 。。。more
Nicole
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I received an ARC， and this is my honest review。I enjoyed this book！ I like to read books from different perspectives， and I haven't read a lot with a late-40s divorced woman as the main character。 So that was something new and interesting for me。 I also like the DC setting， since I haven't read a lot set in DC。 Also some good themes that lead to deeper thinking （forgiveness， who has the power to forgive， etc。）3 stars because nothing much happens plot-wise。 It was nice for a calm porch read， but I received an ARC， and this is my honest review。I enjoyed this book！ I like to read books from different perspectives， and I haven't read a lot with a late-40s divorced woman as the main character。 So that was something new and interesting for me。 I also like the DC setting， since I haven't read a lot set in DC。 Also some good themes that lead to deeper thinking （forgiveness， who has the power to forgive， etc。）3 stars because nothing much happens plot-wise。 It was nice for a calm porch read， but I usually reserve 4 and 5-star reviews for books I would reread。 。。。more
Natalie
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I loved it！ This is a must for women’s reading groups。 Ashenburg deals with several topics that left me engaged in reflecting on this personal story of a woman rebuilding her life and relationships after she has been left by her cheating husband for the other woman。 In an unexpected flash of coincidence， it is this woman who submits an essay to Liz， who believing herself to be anonymous， injects herself into the story in her role as an editor。 As a divorced woman， Liz navigates the rough waters I loved it！ This is a must for women’s reading groups。 Ashenburg deals with several topics that left me engaged in reflecting on this personal story of a woman rebuilding her life and relationships after she has been left by her cheating husband for the other woman。 In an unexpected flash of coincidence， it is this woman who submits an essay to Liz， who believing herself to be anonymous， injects herself into the story in her role as an editor。 As a divorced woman， Liz navigates the rough waters of dating and single parenting。 There are books I can’t relate to， but this one fit me like a glove。 It’s a well written， enjoyable novel that will please readers。 I must admit that I have no lack of personal experience in divorce， dating and dealing with the other woman。 I don’t have an essay， but I have lots of letters。 If anyone thinks it doesn’t ring true， they just haven’t had these experiences。 I really want to thank Netgalley for this absolutely satisfying and interesting novel。 。。。more
Sam Fox
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Thank you to NetGalley， the publisher and the author for an ARC of Her Turn in exchange for an honest review。 Unfortunately I could not get into this book and could not finish it。 I read over half the book but felt as if I was only reading because I had to， not because I was enjoying the story。 I don't actually know what the book is about。 There was no real conflict and character development seemed to be non-existent。 This book was， sadly， not for me。 The main character was hard to relate to or Thank you to NetGalley， the publisher and the author for an ARC of Her Turn in exchange for an honest review。 Unfortunately I could not get into this book and could not finish it。 I read over half the book but felt as if I was only reading because I had to， not because I was enjoying the story。 I don't actually know what the book is about。 There was no real conflict and character development seemed to be non-existent。 This book was， sadly， not for me。 The main character was hard to relate to or root for。 This book fell short for me unfortunately。 。。。more
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