Second marriages can buckle under the weight of the "blended family," but in the case of Santa Cruzans Beth and Bill Shady, both 48, their kids are the bedrock of their connection. "We share ...

Katherine Heiny's first novel for adults is a warmhearted and funny — if overly long — portrait of a man who begins to doubt his chaotic, talkative second wife after 12 years of marriage.