I had to read a Canadian woman in translation for a reading challenge, and these were on sale. Given that basis of selection, I'm surprised how much I ended up loving these. Diane's husband leaves her just short of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, and Diane has to re-evaluate her life and how she fits into the world—a bottle of rosé and a sledgehammer at her side. This got talked up as a commentary on gender politics, which I guess it roughly is, but mostly it's a comedy. Diane's an absolute delight to spend multiple books with, and even though straight lady gets divorced books aren't traditionally my genre, I loved this one. It's also very sweet in places, and all around a fun read.

I'm direly curious about the translation, which was out of Quebec French. I should find a copy in the original as I'd love to know about some of the choices made. Not that I think the translation is bad, just that I know some of the vernacular used doesn't literally translate to French, and I love comparing that kind of thing.