More Than Enough - by Anna Quindlen (Hardcover)

About the Book

"High school English teacher Polly Goodman can talk about everything and anything with the women in her book club, which is why they've become her closest friends and, along with the support of her veterinarian husband, the bedrock of her life. Her private school students, her fraught relationship with mother, her struggles with IVF-Polly's book club friends have heard it all. But when they give Polly an ancestry test kit as a joke, the results match her with a stranger. Despite it seeming clear that this match is a mistake, Polly cannot help combing through her own family history for answers. Then, when it seems that the book club circle of four will become three, Polly learns how friendships can change your life in the most profound ways"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

A woman confronts the surprising results of an ancestry test and begins to question the meaning of family and friendship in this wise, tender novel teeming with life--from the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of After Annie

No one knows you like your book club.

High school English teacher Polly Goodman can talk about everything and anything with the women in her book club, which is why they've become her closest friends and, along with her veterinarian husband, the bedrock of her life. Her students, her fraught relationship with her mother, her struggles with IVF--Polly's book club friends have heard about it all.

But when they give Polly an ancestry test kit as a joke, the results match her with a stranger. It is clear to Polly that this match is a mistake, but still she cannot help but comb through her family history for answers. Then, when it seems that the book club circle of four will become three, Polly learns how friendships can change your life in the most profound ways.

Written with Anna Quindlen's trademark warmth, humor, and insight into the power of love and hope, More Than Enough explores how we find ourselves again and again through the relationships that define us.

Review Quotes

Praise for Anna Quindlen

"Anna Quindlen is America's Resident Sane Person. She has what Joyce called the common touch, the ability to speak to many people about what's on their minds before they have the vaguest idea what's on their minds."--The New York Times Book Review

"[Quindlen's] emotional sophistication, and her journalistic eye for authentic dialogue and detail, bring the ring of truth to every page."--NPR

"Part of Quindlen's gift is that you don't just read about [her] characters, you inhabit them. . . . Luminous with life, hope and the power of love."--People

"An astonishingly graceful writer."--San Francisco Examiner

"[Quindlen] packs an emotional punch."--The Washington Post

About the Author

Anna Quindlen is the author of many books, including the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Rise and Shine, the #1 bestselling memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, A Short Guide to a Happy Life, and the Oprah's Book Club selection Black and Blue. Her other novels include Blessings, One True Thing, Still Life with Bread Crumbs, and After Annie.