{"id":9722,"date":"2011-01-07T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=9722"},"modified":"2010-12-21T13:15:18","modified_gmt":"2010-12-21T19:15:18","slug":"heart-of-the-matter-by-emily-giffin-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/heart-of-the-matter-by-emily-giffin-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2239533\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9737\" title=\"heart of the matter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/heart-of-the-matter.jpg?resize=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/heart-of-the-matter.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/heart-of-the-matter.jpg?w=397&amp;ssl=1 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>In <a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2239533\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Heart of the Matter<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, the latest novel by the popular Emily\u00a0Giffin, Tessa is a former professor turned stay-at-home mom.\u00a0 Her husband, Nick, is a renown pediatric surgeon, and in all appearances, the two\u00a0seem to enjoy a charmed life.\u00a0\u00a0On an evening out\u00a0to celebrate their anniversary, Nick is suddenly called away to attend to a six-year old burn victim.\u00a0 The boy&#8217;s mother, Valerie,\u00a0is a high-powered\u00a0attorney and a single parent, and though both families live in the same Boston suburb, the women seem to have little in common.\u00a0\u00a0In the course of caring for Charlie, through several\u00a0skin grafts and other surgeries, Nick &#8216;s devotion to his work soon becomes\u00a0complicated\u00a0by his attraction to Valerie.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Meanwhile, Tessa is left on the home front, trying to figure out why Nick is suddenly so distant, and imagining the worst scenario.<\/p>\n<p>Giffin claims that she draws from her own personal experiences and this seems evident in the relationship the women have with their friends and other characters in the novel.\u00a0 For example, the subtle judgment and conflict often\u00a0felt by both career women and their\u00a0soccer-mom counterparts is realistically portrayed.\u00a0 Plus, one can&#8217;t help but wonder if Giffin used\u00a0her own career days as\u00a0an attorney in Manhattan to help flesh-out Valerie&#8217;s personality.\u00a0 In all, an enjoyable read, with\u00a0believable characters caught 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