Library Journal Review: Starred Review. Dash Bateman and her husband, Andrew, share a house in Washington, DC. Or at least they did, until photographer Dash impulsively dashes off to their vacation cabin in rural Virginia, leaving history professor Andrew on his own. Surely, the dog abandoned on their porch couldn't be the reason for the sudden rift in their union. Here, Gaffney (The Goodbye Summer) paints a portrait of a marriage left too long unexamined, with both partners suddenly seeking change. Grieving over the recent death of her mother and with daughter Chloe off at college, Dash wants freedom from the predictability of life with her hypochondriacal spouse. Andrew finds peace from the maelstrom born of his disordered wife; he sees her desertion as a chance finally to be "bored." Will yoga be the answer for Dash? Or handyman/neighbor Owen, perhaps? Is young, straight-from-the-hip colleague Elizabeth going to solve Andrew's problems? Gaffney reveals her all-too-flawed characters bit by bit as each reviews life before and after saying their vows. Can a 20-year marriage survive such scrutiny? Patrons will want to read this one for the pure charm of Gaffney's writing. Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 4/15/07.]?Bette-Lee Fox, Library Journal Copyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.