{"id":43783,"date":"2018-04-24T11:14:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T15:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=43783"},"modified":"2018-04-16T21:30:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T01:30:41","slug":"mrs-caitlin-macy-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/mrs-caitlin-macy-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs. by Caitlin Macy [in Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-43787\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Mrs.-Caitlin-Macy-on-BookDragon-514x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"514\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Mrs.-Caitlin-Macy-on-BookDragon-514x800.jpg 514w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Mrs.-Caitlin-Macy-on-BookDragon-768x1194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Mrs.-Caitlin-Macy-on-BookDragon.jpg 773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/>Never mind the children who play in the Upper East Side schoolyard of St. Timothy&#8217;s just off Park Avenue \u2013 it&#8217;s the parents who display the serious behavioral issues. On everyone&#8217;s radar is Philippa Lye, whose elegant aloofness makes her the most coveted friend.<\/p>\n<p>Into this established, hierarchical clutch of preening hens arrives Gwen Hogan, who, despite her Yale credentials, lacks wealth and status but happens to share a distant childhood with Philippa. She&#8217;s shocked to realize that the other newbie, Minnie Curtis, is married to a fellow Yalie who, unlike Gwen, is exceptionally rich and powerful \u2013 albeit through ill-gotten gains.<\/p>\n<p>In the cutthroat microcosm that is St. Tim&#8217;s, secrets won&#8217;t stay hidden for long and devastating confrontations prove inevitable. Filled with black humor, <a href=\"http:\/\/caitlinmacy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Caitlin Macy<\/a>\u2019s (<em>Fundamentals of Play<\/em>) third title again probes and punctures the lives of the overprivileged. Perhaps underscoring an interchangeable similarity among the many Mrs.\u2019s here, Vanessa Johansson\u2019s narration doesn&#8217;t particularly establish distinct personalities for the characters. Her performance suffices but doesn&#8217;t particularly shine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict<\/strong>: For fans who want more than just an acceptable listen, turning to the page is always an available option.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookverdict.com\/details.xqy?uri=Product2018-04-15-707954.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u201cAudio,\u201d <em>Library Journal<\/em>, April 15, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never mind the children who play in the Upper East Side schoolyard of St. Timothy&#8217;s just off Park Avenue \u2013 it&#8217;s the parents who display the serious behavioral issues. 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