In another life, Jenny Lipkin was a magazine editor who was going places. But that was before she popped out two children, moved to Brooklyn and became just another overextended mom sweating out the summer. When her husband vanishes one night, she makes a choice that changes everything and sends her life into a tailspin.

Bottom line: A total treat that will make your plane ride fly by and make you realize motherhood is overwhelming, funny and fantastic—in fiction, too! ($12, amazon.com)