The Sunshine When She's GoneThe Sunshine When She's Gone

A fresh, funny, and wisely observed DEBUT novel about marriage - about the love, longing and ambivalence exposed when a husband takes the baby on a highly unusual outing. One frigid, January morning in Manhattan, a new father, racked by sleep deprivation, decides to let his wife sleep in - then spontaneously flees lower Manhattan with the baby, for a weekend in the Caribbean. When the wife, awakes, truly rested for the first time in nearly a year, she feels great - and embarks on a city adventure as misguided in its own way as her husband's impulsive escape. Told from alternating points of view, the story unfolds across one life-changing long weekend.