The Unbreakables, Lisa Barr
The Unbreakables, Lisa Barr
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The Unbreakables
A Novel

Author: Lisa Barr

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 10 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/04/2019


Synopsis

A delicious, sharp novel about a woman who jets off to France after her perfect marriage collapses, putting the broken pieces of herself back together while rediscovering her own joie de vivre—a lust for life, art, and steamy sex.“Artful, feminist, and emotionally gripping. The Unbreakables is a remarkable tribute to a woman’s strength in the face of heartbreak and adversity.” — Helen Hoang, author of The Kiss Quotient.The worst birthday ever might just be the gift of a lifetime…It’s Sophie Bloom’s forty-second birthday, and she’s ready for a night of celebration with Gabe, her longtime, devoted husband, and her two besties and their spouses. Dinner is served with a side of delicious gossip, including which North Grove residents were caught with their pants down on Ashley Madison after the secret on-line dating site for married and committed couples was hacked. Thirty-two million cheaters worldwide have been exposed…including Sophie’s “perfect” husband. To add insult to injury, she learns Gabe is the top cheater in their town.Humiliated and directionless, Sophie jumps into the unknown and flees to France to meet up with her teenage daughter who is studying abroad and nursing her own heartbreak. After a brief visit to Paris, Sophie heads out to the artist enclave of Saint-Paul-de-Vence. There, for the first time in a long time, Sophie acknowledges her own desires—not her husband’s, not her daughter’s—and rediscovers her essence with painful honesty and humor, reawakening both her sensuality and ambitions as a sculptor.As she sheds her past and travels the obstacle-filled off beaten path, Sophie Bloom is determined to blossom. Allowing her true self to emerge in the postcard beauty of Provence, Sophie must decide what is broken forever...and what it means to be truly unbreakable.

About Lisa Barr

Lisa Barr is the New York Times bestselling author of Woman on Fire, The Unbreakables, and the award-winning historical thriller Fugitive Colors. She has served as an editor for The Jerusalem Post, managing editor of Today's Chicago Woman and Moment magazine, and as an editor and reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. She has appeared on Good Morning America and Today for her work as an author, journalist, and blogger. Actress Sharon Stone is set to produce and star in the film adaptation of Woman on Fire. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lindsay L on November 04, 2024

4 stars! This was a step outside my usual reading genre and I really enjoyed it! Sophie discovers her husband has been cheating on her for years. It breaks their marriage and family. Sophie leaves the family home to be with their teenage daughter who is studying in France where she plans to figure out......more

Goodreads review by Amy on June 05, 2019

4.5/5 I don’t know about you but when the Ashley Madison scandal broke I was equally horrified but also morbidly curious. How could so many millions of people be using such a tacky and torrid site?! It still blows my mind actually, and this book opens with Sophie having a birthday dinner with her clo......more

Goodreads review by Joan on June 03, 2019

Sophie Bloom is spending her forty-second birthday with her husband, her two best friends and their spouses. What could go wrong? Well the discovery during dinner that her high school sweetheart/husband has been outed as a serial cheater; that one of his conquests was best friend number one; and fin......more

Goodreads review by Jamie Rosenblit on April 01, 2019

The Unbreakables finds Sophie Bloom on her 42nd birthday discovering her husband has been cheating on her left and right. What follows is Sophie’s journey to find herself personally, sexually and learn to define herself beyond her marriage. Barr writes Sophie as a woman you just want to be friends w......more

Goodreads review by Pam on January 23, 2019

Already a master of historical fiction, Barr turns her formidable talents to modern women and relationships. The book is about 42 year-old Sophie Bloom, who flees to Paris to see her teenage daughter after her perfect marriage blows up, and finds herself for the very first time. Sexy, funny and fun......more