Book club gets a makeover, and Leanne unexpectedly becomes a voice for midlife female empowerment.
Mary restarts her long-dormant book club and hands out a flowery novel that no one really reads, except for Vicky, who devours the book and its entire publishing history. Leanne bombs her book review but ends up delivering a raw, real, and heartfelt speech about losing herself in marriage, rediscovering her own strength, and not needing a man to feel complete.
The speech goes viral, Cynthia decides to grow her hair long again, and suddenly Leanne is a social media feminist icon. The twist? It inspires Mama Margaret to reconsider her own life choices, and she declares she might just leave Daddy John.
In the end, Carol and Leanne orchestrate an emotional bait-and-switch to bring their parents back together, in the most loving, sitcom-y way possible.
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