This was a perfect book for reading on an airplane. When I started it, I thought, "Here we go with the stereotypical 4 women, each with their own neurosis, who all learn a lesson by the last page." But it was much more subtle than that: lessons were, indeed, learned, but no one was bashed over the head with it. Very pleasant and fun. I especially loved the older characters - the mother, the mother-in-law, etc.