A Special Evening with Margaret Klaw, Author of “Every Other Weekend”
Every Other Weekend is a contemporary divorce novel, both funny and poignant, which includes a courtroom drama and a millennial polyamorous girlfriend. Set in the politically progressive, urban and notably self-satisfied community of Greenwood, the story centers around forty-ish hipster dad Jake, and unfolds from multiple points of view, including those of other family members, both human and canine, Jake’s self-absorbed divorce lawyer, a cranky family court judge who presides over his custody case, and various choruses of friends and neighbors who gossip, dissect and weigh in.
One of the things that makes Every Other Weekend so engrossing is the totally convincing grasp Klaw has of her central characters and their interactions within the divorce. When Jake interviews a prospective attorney to represent him, Klaw records the interchange with the perfect pitch of someone who has herself played the scene for real many times. And she has, as a founding partner of BKW Family Law, an all-women firm in Philadelphia. She has also received multiple tributes such as being recognized by Best Lawyers in America and designated a Pennsylvania “Super Lawyer” in the area of family law.
Click here to see a short chat with the author. And read below for praise from her peers:
“A kaleidoscopic story about the complexities of modern love…fast-paced, vividly imagined, and utterly absorbing.”
—JASMIN DARZNIK, NY Times bestselling author of The Bohemians
“A neighborhood’s golden couple divorces in Every Other Weekend, a novel with keen insights into community relationships.”
–FOREWORD REVIEWS, 4 stars
“The scope and depth of Klaw’s novel is Tolstoy-esque. Every Other Weekend smacks of intensely observed reality, made spellbinding and poignant by a very talented author.”
–CATHRYN JAKOBSON RAMIN, NY Times bestselling author of Carved in Sand
At the event, a reading by the author and an interview of her by fellow Cornwall regular and lawyer Jane Bevans will be followed by a book signing.