After Henry

As another Christmas without Henry approaches, Sarah, Eleanor, and Clare are desperate to get out of the house, so they accept all the invitations they’re offered.

Clare’s love life has been a bit rocky in the past, but at last she has found a boyfriend who seems perfect in every way. But just how much perfection can Sarah stand?

When Sarah is suspicious that Eleanor is prying into her private affairs by answering her phone and reading her mail, Russell devises a way to find out.

For years, Eleanor has been saying that her family is plotting to send her to a retirement home, and now, finally, she goes with Vera Poling to tour “The Sycamores.”

With Clare working away from home, Sarah contemplates renting out her daughter’s flat. Of course, Eleanor has strong opinions about the qualities a new tenant would need.

The household is thrown into turmoil when Sarah plans a dinner party but does not invite Eleanor-and then it turns out Clare is hosting a party on the same day.

Clare buys a car and it seems wonderfully convenient that soon afterwards she meets a boy whose hobby is repairing cars. But where do his interests really lie?

When the women volunteer for fund-raising activities for the local hospital, Sarah takes the opportunity to have a nice quiet evening with a nice quiet man.

Eleanor is on an Agatha Christie kick, and, when a crime occurs at Russell’s shop, she makes like Hercule Poirot to solve it.

Determined to show her social skills, Eleanor decides to give a party but keep Sarah in the dark about it. Unfortunately, Vera Poling is also part of the preparations.

After Sarah meets a man who uses astrology in his pickup routine, she finds that predictions have a nasty habit of coming true.

Eleanor frets about the impending visit of her cousin Lilian, who knew her as a child and might be able to poke holes in Eleanor’s stories of her youth.

Sarah has been feeling bored with her life lately, but when she’s offered a chance to change her life completely, can she take it?