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A fresh, funny, and wisely observed debut novel about marriage–about the love, longing and ambivalence exposed when a husband takes the baby on a highly unusual outingWhen Veronica Reed wakes up one frigid January morning, two things are off –first of all, she has had a good night s sleep, which hasn t happened in months, and second, both her husband and her baby are gone. Grateful for the much-needed rest, Veronica doesn t, at first, seriously question her husband s trip out to breakfast with baby Clara. Little does she know, her spouse has fled lower Manhattan, with Clara, for some R&R in the Caribbean. Told through alternating points of view, The Sunshine When She s Gone explores the life-changing impact of parenthood on a couple as individuals and as partners. Thea Goodman brings us into intimacies made tense by sleep-deprivation and to losses and gains made more real by acknowledging them. Here is the story of a couple pushed to the edge and a desperate father s attempt give them both space to breathe.