The Smash-Up by Ali Benjamin

In a sleepy little town in Massachusetts lives a family in turmoil. Ethan is a nice guy whose friend and business partner just got the company into a huge mess which will disrupt their family income. His wife, Zoe is a wannabe white witch, hellraiser activist, filmmaker model who has jumped on the #metoo movement in their town. Their daughter, Alex is a high-energy child with ADD and is in danger of getting booted out of her private school. Their part-time nanny living with them as a favor to a friend is a blue-haired free spirit who loves hanging out with the locals and sampling whatever drugs they have to offer but she is great with Alex and has surprising insight into Ethan and Zoe's marriage. Ethan is questioning everything he can't control which is basically his life, his marriage, his daughter, and his business. Sometimes it takes a huge event, a smash-up to put things back together. A hard look at how hard life can be sometimes. Perfect for anyone who has felt overwhelmed this year by politics, parenthood, marriage, and COVID.  4 stars