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From bestselling author Laura Zigman a hilarious novel about a wife and mother whose life is unraveling and the well-intentioned but increasingly disastrous steps she takes to course-correct her relationships her career and her belief in herselfJudy never intended to start wearing the dog. But when she stumbled across her son Teddys old ba by sling during a halfheartedFrom bestselling author Laura Zigman a hilarious novel about a wife and mother whose life is unraveling and the well-intentioned but increasingly disastrous steps she takes to course-correct her relationships her career and her belief in herselfJudy never intended to start wearing the dog. But when she stumbled across her son Teddys old ba by sling during a halfhearted basement cleaning something in her snapped. So: the dog went into the sling Judy felt connected to another living being and shes repeated the process every day since.Life hasnt gone according to Judys plan. Her career as a childrens book author offered a glimpse of success before taking an embarrassing nose dive. Teddy now a teenager treats her with some combination of mortification and indifference. Her best friend is dying. And her husband Gary has become a pot-addled professional ?snackologist? who she cant afford to divorce. On top of it all she has a painfully ironic job writing articles for a self-help website?a poor fit for someone seemingly incapable of helping herself.Wickedly funny and surprisingly tender Separation Anxiety offers a frank portrait of middle-aged limbo examining the ebb and flow of lifes most important relationships. Tapping into the insecurities and anxieties that most of us keep under wraps and with a voice that is at once gleefully irreverent and genuinely touching Laura Zigman has crafted a new classic for anyone taking fumbling steps toward happiness.(less)