Like a House on Fire

Merit has reached a period of stagnation in her twelve-year marriage and though she loves her husband and the two children they''ve created, when she starts up her career at Jager + Brandt again s ...

Merit has reached a period of stagnation in her twelve-year marriage and though she loves her husband and the two children they''ve created, when she starts up her career at Jager + Brandt again she meets someone who makes her feel real again. The beautiful and brilliant Jane, an architect and everything Merit feels a woman can be, is as enraptured with Merit and their friendship immediately blossoms. But Merit finds herself wondering if friendship is all she really wants. What if the love of her life isn''t the man she married? What if it''s Jane? And what will she do about it?