{"product_id":"enormous-wings","title":"Enormous Wings","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnormous Wings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times' \u003c\/i\u003eBest Beach Reads of 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA May 2026 Indie Next pick\u003cbr\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times' \u003c\/i\u003e10 Best Books to Read in May\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wild but all-too-timely story about female autonomy. . .complicated, gutsy, and entertaining.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Maureen Corrigan, NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hilarious and humane, this big-hearted book captures the urgent state of women's rights post- \n\u003ci\u003eDobbs.\u003c\/i\u003e\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Only the fearless, funny, and endlessly inventive Frankel could have written this one-of-a-kind yet amazingly down-to-earth book about a woman's right to choose.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This [is] an awesome book, which we highly recommend you pick up....This is a hilariously funny book....We loved it...Laurie Frankel wonderfully nails the landing.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--ABC's \u003ci\u003eThe Book Case\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eEnormous Wings\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of possibility, wonder and purpose throughout all life's unpredictable seasons.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSeattle Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A deeply mov-ing sto-ry that encour-ages read-ers to con-sid-er and appre-ci-ate our col-lec-tive humanity. . . a thought-ful, sin-gu-lar sto-ry, filled with Frankel's trade-mark sparkle and heart.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--The Jewish Book Council\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This warm-hearted story is both cautionary tale and caper, a road trip story, and a poignant meditation on love through changing seasons.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eModern Mrs. Darcy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliantly makes the impossible plausible, intricately collaging questionable medical treatments, geriatric sexuality, teenage pregnancy, women's fertility and autonomy, religious and political oversteps, and so much more. . . . Frankel is poised (again) to make plenty of readers uncomfortable while also offering entertainment and illumination.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As well as being completely engaging, Frankel probes the thorny issues of abortion (illegal in Texas), women's agency over their bodies, and ageism. Pepper Mills (what a name!) is a delightful narrator and Frankel proves you can combine fun with important and timely societal matters.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--The Center for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"There are themes that are brilliantly conceived and created, and the underlying truth remains that we women must fight for our ability to tell our stories and make our own decisions.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In the hands of a lesser writer, this story would flounder, but Frankel's deft understanding of nuance makes each argument, interaction, and forced conversation between the characters into an epiphany for modern readers to ponder and appreciate. VERDICT: An unusual premise, supported by great writing, makes this novel work.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Frankel blends humor and gravitas in her portrait of an expectant mother who's also facing her own mortality. Fans of the author's quirky family stories about hot-button issues will find much to enjoy.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is definitely a five-star read.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eParade\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eEnormous Wings\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant, hilarious, dynamic, and all-consuming story of freedom, choice, aging, and the lengths we will go to for ourselves and our families. Laurie Frankel has written a masterpiece of humanity with just the right dash of weirdness. This is the ultimate interrogation of abortion access in a red state set in the most unexpected place: a senior living community. I am obsessed, moved, and utterly awed.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Leila Mottley, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNightcrawling \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Girls Who Grew Big\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Laurie Frankel is such a funny, smart writer, and I fell in love with 77-year-old Pepper Mills, our charming and resilient main character. A delicious novel of second chances that will warm you from your heart all the way down to your feet.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Annie Hartnett, \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003enationally bestselling \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Tender Hearts \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Laurie Frankel is one of the best novelists working today. Her new novel, \n\u003ci\u003eEnormous Wings\u003c\/i\u003e, is a funny and humane testament to the miracle of love, family, and being alive in the world.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Lauren Grodstein, author of \u003ci\u003eA Dog in Georgia \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWe Must Not Think of Ourselves\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eEnormous Wings\u003c\/i\u003e is miraculous--and enormous--in more ways than one. It's a novel of profound strength and compassion and levity and power, extraordinary in its premise, its storytelling, and its willingness to stand for something. The rare novel that is unabashedly political, gloriously entertaining, and deeply humane. A vital novel for our time.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Nina LaCour, nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eYerba Buena\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMeet Me in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for Laurie Frankel\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Frankel is a first-rate storyteller; her prose style is witty, thoughtful, and warm.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Frankel is brilliant at addressing social issues...with witty writing; serious messages are slipped within the pervasive humor.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The full and simple pleasures of Frankel's luscious prose lull the reader into rooting for...these plucky heroines.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLaurie Frankel\u003c\/b\u003e is the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, award-winning author of the novels \n\u003ci\u003eFamily Family\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eOne Two Three\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eGoodbye for Now\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Atlas of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Reese's Book Club Pick \n\u003ci\u003eThis Is How It Always Is\u003c\/i\u003e. Frankel lives in Seattle with her husband, daughter, and border collie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the beloved \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Laurie Frankel, an exuberant \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand timely new novel \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt seventy-seven, Pepper Mills is too old to be a stranger in a strange land. She didn't choose the Vista View Retirement Community of Austin, Texas--that would be her three grown children--but when she grudgingly moves in, she not only makes new friends, she falls in love. Then the exhaustion, vomiting, and confusion start. She fears it's cancer, dementia, a stroke. But a raft of tests later, the news is even more shocking: She's pregnant. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs word gets out, everyone wants a piece of her: the press and paparazzi, activists and medical researchers, belly-rubbers and rubber-neckers all descending on Vista View while Pepper struggles to determine her next move. Soon she has some hard decisions to make--and some she's not allowed to make. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEnormous Wings \u003c\/i\u003eis an urgent novel about female agency and bodily autonomy, morality and mortality. It's about what happens when you don't get to choose anymore. It's about motherhood and family, sex and love and friendship, and how those bedrocks--even so late in the day--can still change, and then change everything. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 51 (EAN 9781250423771, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/09\/2026 (EAN 9781250423771, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250423771, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eFrankel, Laurie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLaurie Frankel \u003c\/b\u003eis the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, award-winning author of the novels \n\u003ci\u003eFamily Family\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eOne Two Three\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eGoodbye for Now\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Atlas of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Reese's Book Club Pick \n\u003ci\u003eThis Is How It Always Is\u003c\/i\u003e. 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