A WINDOW OPENS

 "whenever a door closes.. a window opens". a famous quote, but quite accurate.  The real original quote is from Alexander Graham Bell,    “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”

This is exactly what this book is about.  Knowing where to look to make sure you are seeing the door that has opened.  It is a little like the situation many of us find ourselves in these days.  CoVid has sidelined us from our usual lives.  But complaining or looking for what we cannot do anymore is not helpful.  Looking purposefully for the open door is a better use of our time.  Finding ways to appreciate the new world we are living in.  

There are so many cliches , glass half full..etc..

A Window Opens, is a beautiful look at the kind of life many of have been living.  Elizabeth Egan has captured the 40 something woman's battle with independence, motherhood, and marriage in this entertaining and poignant novel.  

Alice Pearse is married, has the requisite three children and a part time job in publishing.  The house is blocks from the local schools where her children walk.  Her parents live blocks away.  She has a babysitter who comes and helps the kids after school with homework, dinner and driving to after school activities.

Her husband, a lawyer decides to change his work situation which sends Alice back to full time employment.  Between the actual hours needed on the job, the commuting from NJ into NYC and the after hours emails that come in all night, life has taken a major turn off course.  Combine that with the idea of being the oldest worker in the office with new technology and terminology, which kind of funny.  Then add in a dying father from cancer and your heartstrings are pulled.  

Wonderfully written and so real to life that it is hard to put down and you cannot give Alice a hard time even though it does take a little longer than I would like to for her to realize she needs to stand up for herself. A satisfying ending. Don't forget your tissues.