The foolproof plan

Tru Newman lives in the luxury and wealth bubble of New York's Upper East Side. Charity events, fundraising committees, and Botox injections are commonplace. Tru loves this lifestyle, where her main concern is caring for her banker husband, Peter, and her teenage twin daughters, Paige and Molly. The only obstacle is facing criticism from her mother, Naomi, Miss Subway 1959.

However, everything turns upside down when her beloved, comfortable bubble bursts as a result of the U.S. economic crisis. Tru discovers her husband is unemployed and has kept it a secret for three months! And worse, her family lives in a house of cards about to collapse.

Determined to take care of everyone, Tru decides to get a job. But where? And doing what?

When her best friend, Sienna Post, loses her anchor job at the local news station, the two decide to make money with a slightly...illegal scheme. Meanwhile, Peter's new job forces him to spend long hours with Tiffany, his new boss—beautiful, young, and friendly. Too friendly...

But for the smart and witty Tru, new obstacles bring new benefits, from facials and sex toys to the realization that in middle age she's happier with herself than she's ever been.

Touching and funny, The Foolproof Plan is essential reading for all women who know it's never too late to start over.