The year is 1968; Bobby Kennedy has just been assassinated. The place is Palo Alto, California, an upscale suburban neighborhood near the Bay Area. Five adult women meet in a neighborhood park, while tending their children. What emerges from a tentative connection with one another is a full-on friendship that finds the women meeting weekly to conduct a writer's group. Frankie is from the Midwest, and her husband is an early entrant in the Silicon Valley hotbed of computer development. Linda is an all-American athlete. Bret is a scientist, Kath is a proper Southern belle, and Ally is a true bohemian. The Wednesday Sisters follows these women's lives during a critical year in American history. The events of 1968-assassinations, war protests, feminist uprisings--provide the backdrop for these women, who share all of life's bittersweet experiences. This is a perfect book when you're in the mood for something satisfying, but not too heavy. I enjoyed the characters (they are interesting and not always predictable), and I especially connected to the political and social events of 1968. I grew up in a Bay Area suburb, and remember the heightened political awareness brought on by the Vietnam War, especially on the UC Berkeley campus. Grab this book and have it handy for a weekend read or summer vacation escape. ~Wendee