The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
This book has been getting good reviews but I was not a fan. The news is so depressing right now that I guess I just wasn't in the mood to read a depressing book in my free time. Here's the story: Tom and Amy have been married for several years and have 2 mostly grown children. Years earlier, Amy cheated on Tom, which he knew about, but they stayed together. However, they don't really seem happy together. Amy is always sniping at their daughter, Miri. (Amy wanted a girly daughter but got a free-spirited tomboy instead.) Their son Michael moved to the other side of the country to get away from his squabbling family. In addition, Tom is having strange medical symptoms and his doctor can't figure out why. That is the setting. Miri is set to leave for college and Tom is going to drive her and get her settled. Amy decides not to go at the last minute. So after Tom drops Miri off, he decides to take a road trip and visit friends and family that he hasn't seen in years--...