The Goddesses of Kitchen Avenue
Marriage & DivorceAdded on January 14, 2026
Description
Four women face the turning points of their lives in a warm and wise novel about choices and second chances by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.A loving wife and a mother of three accomplished children, forty-six-year-old Trudy Marino has an uncomplicated life—until she’s blindsided by her husband’s affair. But in Trudy’s close-knit neighborhood, she’s not alone in navigating the sudden surprises in a woman’s life.Her neighbor Roberta has just lost her husband of sixty-two years and struggles with bittersweet memories and grief. Roberta’s granddaughter Jade is a divorcée who has taken up a cathartic new hobby to get over her cheating ex. And there’s Shannelle, whose creative aspirations are fracturing her marriage.Then Trudy meets Angel, a sensual young man with the vulnerable heart of a poet who awakens her to invigorating new sensations. With a bracing confidence and three dear friends coming together in confusion, anger, and hope, Trudy is encouraged to take control of her life, to reflect on the choices she didn’t make, and to fulfill the youthful dreams she abandoned. As a new world opens up, Trudy can only marvel at where to go from here.Revised edition: This edition of The Goddesses of Kitchen Avenue includes editorial revisions.
Reader Reviews
"Life is long. You might as well learn now to put down whatever doesn't do you any good."Over the course of a month I settled into a companionable routine with this book. Nearly every evening I settled in early and read a chapter or two. I really enjoyed the company of the women in this book. Their strengths, their hurts, their resilience. I was taken aback when I turned to the last page, surprised it had ended so soon.Set in Pueblo, New Mexico (which sounds utterly magical) from July through to
Not bad, but I am still mad at Trudy for forgiving Rick, he was a waste of space. I was also sick of everyone apologising to Rick, Trudy, their son when he dared to call his father on his shitty behaviour. Trudy needed to grow a spine and to stop comforting Rick when he was feeling sorry for himself. He took basically no responsibility, but kept bitching about his kids and betrayed wife being unhappy with him and not wanting him around all the Time! Get a clue! Stop hugging him and being nice, l
I swooned over this novel. The style of this book is only for a particular type of reader--it has a slow pace and is very character-driven--but thankfully, that is my favorite style.As I read this book, I was in awe at Samuel's well-developed writing technique and the depth of her characters. There is so much genuine culture throughout the cast and I enjoyed seeing their world through different lenses. I related to Trudy from the beginning and loved following her story.This is one of those books
