Susan Shapiro Barash's Blog

From Susannah Marren, author of A Palm Beach Wife , comes her next book set in the exclusive, glamorous world of Palm Beach: A PALM BEACH SCANDAL (St. Martin’s Griffin; On-sale: September 15, 2020) . Marren follows two sisters as one offers the ultimate selfless act to the other, proving the very meaning of family in this novel of artifice and intrigue.

Veronica and Simon Cutler and their dazzling adult daughters, Elodie and Aubrey, strike an enviable pose, the ultimate Palm Beach family. In a town where social aspirations, wealth and charm prevail – they are transcendent. While the sisters are polar opposites, they are fiercely loyal to one another. When Elodie receives the shocking news that she is no longer able to conceive a baby, she turns to Aubrey.

Aubrey, a free spirit, isn’t interested in marriage or children, yet when her sister asks her to carry her child, she can’t say no, despite her mother’s warnings. And then one stupefying secret, meant to be buried forever, is unearthed and no one in the Cutler clan is able to turn back.

As the family is shaken to their core, Aubrey and Elodie must realize their places in the world and the lives they want to lead. In the midst of the unforgiving opulence of Palm Beach, A PALM BEACH SCANDAL is a story for our times. A captivating tale of discovery, sisterhood and love for others where you least expect it.
A Palm Beach Scandal: A Novel

Edith Wharton’s razor-sharp view of High Society meets Elin Hilderbrand’s intricate island relationships among women in Susannah Marren’s latest novel, A Palm Beach Wife (St. Martin’s Griffin) coming our April 9th, 2019.

“A wickedly fun and entertaining story about high society life in one of America’s toniest towns.”
—Mary Simses, author of The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe and Palm Beach resident.

“Razor-sharp, juicy…unputdownable! Few places are as elite and rife with social dram...

1. Be conscious of the price you’ll pay for a flawless wedding. If wedding is theater, a bride can lose sight of what is most significant– the marriage. Compromise with your husband when you have two different visions.

2. Getting caught up in a competition with your friends over ‘who has the best wedding’ is unhealthy. This rivalry can cause a bride to lose her way and put a wedge in her relationship with her future husband.

3. A future husband to be who takes orders from his mother or confides...

I read Anne-Marie Slaughter’s essay “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All” in The Atlantic, with great interest on a personal and professional level.

For those women who came of age in the ’70s, there was the promise that themarch to the workplace would be most rewarding. But there was no modelingfor the balancing act of wife/ mother/career woman and by the early eighties, the divorce level inAmerica escalated to an all-time high. The “second shift’’ took root, whereby working mothers and wives w...

Hey, here I go, restarting my blog! It’s about time and I’m thrilled to be back.

The academic year just ended last week, and it was a great one. I taught terrific classes both terms. While I’ll miss my students,the summer stretches ahead with some interesting possibilities and the luxury of time for research and writing.

For the blog, I have a few ideas in mind:

I’d like to take a look at current events. News travels very fast and we’re infused with information non stop- on a daily basis. So...

>Finally, and at last an update… In May my daughter, Jennie,
was married and that was very exciting… Check out the
pictures on Facebook…

Now that summer is upon us mothers and daughters everywhere
are reconfiguring their days. Some mothers say their daughters can’t get jobs,
others say they’re fighting with their daughters over curfew, mothers of ten year old
daughters report they are begging for push up bikini tops…

And so it goes…

Best,
Susan

>Hi All,
The past few weeks I’ve been touring Florida to
talk about You’re Grounded Forever…But First Let’s
Go Shopping. Started the tour in Jacksonville, ended in Boca–
it was pretty cold and rainy throughout.

Check out this cover story in the Sydney Morning Herald–about Black Swan,
— and Toxic Friends!
http://www.susanshapirobarash.com/pdf...

S.

>Hey All,

Last week I was in Phila for the NBC 10! show,
spoke at the Westport Y women’s group–
check it out in the Westport News. Today the Chicago
Tribune ran a piece… and so it goes. More to come.

http://www.westport-news.com/default/...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/feature...

Susan

>Last Friday I was on Good Day New York, interviewed
by Rosanna Scotto. And some great stuff has been happening
on the internet(links below). Check out radaronline- Kelly Bensimon,
Real Housewife of NY,who has two daughters, is reading You’re Grounded Forever…

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives...
ewife-kelly-bensimon-avoids-parenting-pitfalls

http://blogs.forbes.com/meghancasserl...-
but-it-might-make-your-kids-happier/?boxes=Home...

>Hi Everyone,
Here’s the latest — this week was busy -including
a stint on LX New York/ NBC, Joan Hamburg radio, Healthy Life radio
and a piece ran in the Huffpo –
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christi...

I’ll keep you posted.
Susan