A Silicon Valley satire revolving around three women: a housewife reminiscent of the Desperate Housewives' television  show, her entrepreneur daughter learning the cost of financing a busines with credit cards and a fourteen year old child involved in a trainwreck of teenage angst.

The family patriarch, Paul, betrays all of them by systematically cheating them of the rewards of his business success.  Leaving the family for his wife's best friend, this jerk waltzes off into the middle age man's euphoria while destroying his family. 

Likeable, believable characters demand your sympathy but their behavior is somewhat stereotypical.  The book flows swiftly with what is supposed to be engaging humor.

I found the book to be profoundly sad with a positive ending that was rather wishful.  It seemed to tell a story most older women can echo in the voice of at least one of their friends.    The book ends on a hopeful note that in reality would most likely be immense tragedy. 

It is a fun, quick read with a bitter after taste.