The release date for the English version of 'Mrs. Everything' by
Jennifer Weiner is Jun 2019. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
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Do we change or do we alter the world?
The environment of Jo and Bethie Kaufman was filled with opportunities from birth.
They grew up in a "Dick and Jane"-style home in 1950s Detroit, where each member of the family had a distinct duty. Bethie is the lovely, feminine nice girl, a would-be star who dreams of a conventional existence and loves the power her beauty provides; Jo is the tomboy, the bookish rebel with a mission to make the world more fair.
However, the reality turns out to be different from the girls' expectations. Tragedies and traumas are survived by Jo and Bethie. As their lives take shape against the backdrop of women's liberation, Woodstock, Vietnam, and free love, Bethie develops into an adventurous, wild kid who embraces the counterculture and is open to anything—aside from getting married. Concurrently, Jo matures into a respectable young mother in Connecticut, observing rather than contributing to the world's transformation. Neither lady lives in the world of her dreams, nor does she lead a fulfilling existence. Can the ladies now claim their happily ever after, or is it too late?