Once, Sarah and Lauren were inseparable for a long a time now, they've been apart. Each woman envies-and is horrified by-particular aspects of the other's life, topics of conversation they avoid with masterful linguistic pirouettes. Lauren-beautiful, independent, and unpredictable-is single and working in publishing, deflecting her parents' worries and questions about her life and future by trying not to think about it herself. Sarah, the only child of a prominent intellectual and a socialite, works at a charity and is methodically planning her wedding. pitch perfect and wise" (Elle) "Smart, sharp, and beautifully made, Rumaan Alam's portrait of two childhood best friends transitioning into their adult lives is vividly rendered, set against a tantalizing background of moneyed New York City that is impossible to resist." (Emma Straub, author of The Vacationers ) As close as sisters for twenty years, Sarah and Lauren have been together through high school and college, first jobs and first loves, the uncertainties of their twenties and the realities of their thirties. "A sparkling debut." (People)"The perfect summer read.
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