Hailed as beautifully observed ("The New York Times") and a brilliant feat of storytelling ("The Boston Globe"), Carol Anshaw s "New York Times" bestselling novel is one of the most acclaimed books of the year.
" When you add us up, you always have to carry the one. "
Following a devastating moment in the hours after Carmen s wedding, three siblings and their friends move through the next twenty-five years under its long shadow. Through friendships and love affairs; marriage and divorce; parenthood, holidays, and the modest calamities and triumphs of ordinary days, "Carry the One "shows how one life affects another, and how those who thrive and those who self-destruct are closer to each other than we d expect. Whether they take refuge in art, drugs, social justice, or love, Carol Anshaw s characters are sympathetic, funny, and uncannily familiar as they reflect back to us our deepest pain and longings, our joys, and our transcendent moments of understanding."