Lake effect : a novel / Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rochester (N.Y.)--Fiction.

Rochester (N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.

New York (N.Y.).

Families--Fiction.

Families.

Adultery--Fiction.

Adultery.

Divorce--Fiction.

Divorce.

Mothers and daughters--Fiction.

Mothers and daughters.

Self-actualization (Psychology)--Fiction.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Genre:

Domestic fiction.

Novels.

Fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Physical Description:

273 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]

Summary:

"It's 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester, New York, a place long fueled by the booming fortunes of Kodak and Xerox and, for some, the mores of the Catholic church. When Nina Larkin is given a copy of The Joy of Sex by her newly divorced friend, she can no longer dismiss the nearly nonexistent intimacy of her marriage. Just as her oldest child, Clara, is falling in love for the first time, Nina finds herself longing for the forbidden: a midlife awakening. An intoxicating fling with a prominent neighbor brings Nina a freedom she never thought possible--but also risks the reputations of both families and unravels Clara's world, just as she stands on the threshold of adulthood. Years later, Clara, now a successful food stylist in New York City, has never been able to move past the long-ago scandal. Drawn back home by the pull of a family wedding and wrestling with her own demons, she makes a pivotal decision that turns her life upside down. Written with Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's signature humor and insight, Lake Effect is a wise and probing look at love and desire, mothers and daughters, loss and grief, and what we owe the people we love most"-- Provided by publisher.

"It's 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester, New York, a place long fueled by the booming fortunes of Kodak and Xerox and, for some, the mores of the Catholic church. When Nina Larkin is given a copy of The Joy of Sex by her newly divorced friend, she can no longer dismiss the nearly nonexistent intimacy of her marriage. Just as her oldest child, Clara, is falling in love for the first time, Nina finds herself longing for the forbidden: a midlife awakening. An intoxicating fling with a prominent neighbor brings Nina a freedom she never thought possible-but also risks the reputations of both families and unravels Clara's world, just as she stands on the threshold of adulthood. Years later, Clara, now a successful food stylist in New York City, has never been able to move past the long-ago scandal. Drawn back home by the pull of a family wedding and wrestling with her own demons, she makes a pivotal decision that turns her life upside down. Written with Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's signature humor and insight, Lake Effect is a wise and probing look at love and desire, mothers and daughters, loss and grief, and what we owe the people we love most"-- Provided by publisher.

A woman in 1970s Rochester begins to question the lack of intimacy in her marriage, leading to an affair that disrupts both her family and that of a neighbor. The fallout deeply affects her daughter, Clara, whose coming-of-age is shaped by the scandal and its long-lasting emotional impact. Decades later, Clara--now living in New York--returns home for a family wedding and confronts unresolved grief, desire, and family history. The novel traces how one impulsive choice reverberates across generations, exploring themes of love, loss, mother-daughter relationships, and the search for personal fulfillment.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version D'Aprix Sweeney, Cynthia Lake effect

ISBN:

9780063377684

0063377683

9780063377691

0063377691

OCLC:

1523028034