Split-Level

"Berger excels at showing her characters to be people who were raised in old-fashioned homes who are now confronting unconventional, risky life choicesand dealing with the stresses and absurdities that follow their decisions. A smart, nuanced novel about open marriage . . ."Kirkus Reviews"Sande Boritz Berger sets a 1970s Jersey housewife on a provocative collision course in Split-Level, a sharp portrait of female empowerment. Through sensitive insights, a woman finds an honest version of herself after realizing that her ideas on the nuclear family have made her erase vital parts of her identity."Foreword Reviews (five-star review)In Split-Level, set as the nation recoils from Nixon, Alex Pearl is about to commit the first major transgression of her life. But why shouldn't she remain an officially contented, soon-to-turn-thirty wife? She's got a lovely home in an upscale Jersey suburb,...