Skipping a Beat

From the author of the acclaimed The Opposite of Me , a poignant, witty novel about marriage, forgiveness, and the choices that give shape—and limits—to our lives. From the outside, Julia and Michael seem to have it all. Both products of difficult childhoods in rural West Virginia—where they were simply Julie and Mike—they become high school sweethearts and fall in love. Shortly after graduation, they flee their small town to start afresh. Now thirty-somethings, they are living a rarified life i