Tanya

Jack has just returned from a stint in the Peace Corps in Guyana to attend brother Henry's wedding. At a roadside stop, on the night before the ceremony, he meets a mysterious woman with whom he shares a night of passion. The next day, he meets her again and learns she is the bride's sister, Tanya. But Tanya is full of self-loathing about her past and relationship with sister Christa%E2%80%94and this threatens her burgeoning relationship with Jack. This sequel to The Bridge and final installment in Maher's Class Acts Trilogy reunites readers with Henry and Christa (the protagonists of the previous volume), with Jack and Tanya's story serving as a clever follow-up and an entertaining tale in its own right. Tanya's feelings of self-revulsion drive the narrative and readers with experience of addiction will recognize her complex emotions. And while Jack's character is less well developed, readers (particularly those of Maher's previous work) will enjoy watching these two fall in love, almost in spite of themselves.