WithFriendsLikeThese

Haveyoueverbeenalessthanperfectfriend?Towhomdoesyourfirstloyaltybelong—yourbestfriendoryourhusband?Withhertrademarkwitandempathy，SallyKoslowexplorestheentangledlivesofwomeninthiscandid，fast-pacednovel.Quincy，Talia，Chloe，andJulesmetintheearlyninetiesafteransweringaroommateadforaManhattanapartment.Despitehavinglittleincommon，thewomenbecamefastfriends.Adecadelater，theirliveshavediverged，thoughtheirtiesremainstrong.Quincy，aMidwesternintrovert，istryingtoovercomeasetoftragediesbyhuntingfortheperfecthome;Talia，ahigh-energyBrooklynwifeandmomwithanoutspokenconscience，isgrowingresentfulofherfriends’greaterfinancialstabilityandherhusband’slackofambition;timidChloe，alsoamother，istryingtodeflectpressurefromherhusband，ahedgefundmanager，toplaytheroleoftrophywife;whileJules，afiercelyindependentactress/entrepreneurwithawickedsetofliferules，isconfrontingherfortiesalone.WhenJulesgiveshernewboyfriendtheinsidescoopontherealestategemQuincyislustingafter，andTaliachasesalucrativejobearmarkedforChloe，thewomenareforcedtowrestlewiththechallengesofloveandmotherhood.Willtheirfriendshipsandmarriagessurvive?Andatwhatprice?Punchyyettender，ahigh-fivetosisterhood，thisbookwillhitanemotionalbull’s-eyeforanyonewhohashad—orbeen—lessthanaperfectfriend.