Commuters by Emily Gray Tedrowe

When seventy-eight-year-old Winnie Easton marries wealthy Jerry Trevis, the families of both are having trouble adjusting to the union. Winnie's daughter, Rachel, has had a hard year dealing with her husband's recovery from a serious brain injury and adapting to life on a reduced income. Jerry's daughter, Annette, is furious about the relationship and thinks that Winnie is after Jerry for his money. Avery, Jerry's grandson, fresh out of rehab, wonders what the next step of his life should be and resents Annette asking him to visit Jerry and Winnie every week. In Commuters, Tedrowe has crafted a novel from the points of view of Winnie, Rachel and Avery. Readers who enjoy novels about family relationships will be thrilled to have found a new author. I found the book to be similar to Ayelet Waldman's Red Hook Road.