The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger - 480 pages
Not only is the novel about a divorce case with all the paperwork involved, it is also written entirely as correspondence and documents. Sophie Diehl is a criminal lawyer who does a preliminary interview with a woman who was served divorce papers while the main divorce lawyers at her firm are all out on leave. Mia Mathers Meiklejohn Durkheim likes Sophie and requests she remain on the case. The rest of the book follows the case's proceedings, including negotiations; personal conflicts between all parties; and the daughter's, Jane's, feelings about the situations. Mia's meddling (in a good way) father also plays a significant role. Also, through Sophie's work on the case she begins to understand her parents divorce and forgive her father.
Overall, the format of the book took some getting used to. I'd say the novel was average; there were an equal number of good and boring parts with some "laugh tracks" written in. However, since it seems to closely mimic a real divorce, I could see it as a painful read to someone who has been through one.
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