In everyone's life there comes a time when you evaluate your life, not just looking back, but seeing the progression, the triumphs and the failures.....Eleanor Smith had achieved this objective. indicate. She sees that things are not what they seem, the passion and desire are gone from her marriage, she is unable to influence her children's lives, her best friend, who is an alcoholic, seems to have her life worse. ordered as Eleanor. How could his happy life pass before his eyes. The story evolves around Eleanor, emotions and feelings. On the outside, she tries to be a happy housewife and plans dinner parties for the prestige of her husband, Hugh. She tries to connect with her rebellious teenage daughter and play the role of a friend, but no matter what she does, nothing seems to make them as close as before, and even buying her gifts seems to work anymore. Her son, who is going through a difficult time because he recently broke up with his girlfriend, does not allow her to help him solve his problem. Inside, Eleanor is dying from the lack of love she receives. Even what was once a vibrant, even beautiful, young face has been erased by the stress she feels. The purpose of the story is to inform the reader that things are not always as they seem and that change is inevitable. After a disastrous dinner, Hugh's best friend's wife, whom Eleanor always envied because she always looked happy and seemed to have a perfect marriage, but she soon realizes that like her, she feels lost in the mix of too dominant a power. husband. Another lesson he teaches is that you can't always do the right thing. Eleanor feels the need to escape from her life, if only for a moment, while visiting her mother, Eleanor's mother even tries to convince her that it would be crazy to leave such a comfortable life . Who would leave a handsome, well-off husband, three children who need a motherly figure and a beautiful home. They shouldn't make you any promises. It takes place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Smiths live in a fairly large community, which makes Eleanor's situation even worse, as she has to deal with disgracing her husband in front of the decent people she lives around, and in a small community, news of this caliber make for a good topic of gossip. . The subject deals with current situations, it takes place in the 1980s, when women were increasingly liberated. The tension between Hugh and Eleanor grows throughout the book. She finally leaves Hugh.