Augusta Curtis (just Gus to her friends) is spending the
last few months leading up to her 30th birthday getting her
triple-crown of priorities in order -- having a career,
great friends and a serious boyfriend. Her job at a small
museum library is secure, she's still close to two of her
college girl friends, and she's been dating another college
cohort, Nate, for almost four months. Everything is
wonderful, until Gus shows up unannounced at Nate's and
walks in on him kissing another woman. Worse yet, that
woman turns out to be Gus' former college roommate, Helen.
Gus feels betrayed, by Nate for cheating, by Helen for
ignoring the unspoken rule of friendship, and by Nate's
roommate Henry for letting her in the door that night.
Even though her friends agree that the high drama of these
crushes and break-ups seem a bit too high school for people
approaching 30, they share a social network that throws
parties every weekend leading up to the winter holidays,
and emotions escalate with each new encounter with Helen
and her passive aggressive games. Gus wants revenge, but
she's pushing her other friends away in her pursuit. Alone
and moping in the same one-bedroom apartment she's lived in
since college, Gus realizes that it may finally be time to
grow up, but can she manage without the support of her
friends?
This book is for everyone who has ever suffered a break-up
with their best girl friend. The heartbreak and betrayal
from losing your best friend to arguments, life changes or
growing apart can be much worse than losing a boy friend.
Megan Crane has captured two perspectives of women's
friendships brilliantly in this novel -- the love-you-like-a-
sister friendship that you hope will last forever and the
more complex relationship with the manipulative, jealous
mean-girl you may never trust or understand. The roller-
coaster emotions are completely believable, as is the
inspiring strength of the true friendships. With gals
you'll want to hang out with and guys you'll want to make
out with, this novel is the perfect read for re-examining
and appreciating the friends in your life. A highly
recommended and original chick-lit novel.
Just a few months shy of her 30th birthday, Gus Curtis
finally feels like she has it all: a strong career, great
friends, and a wonderful boyfriend. But all of this comes
crashing down when Gus discovers Nate, her "Mr. Right,"
hooking up behind her back with her so-called "friend"
Helen. Soon it seems like the life Gus has worked to make
so adult looks a lot like the one she already had as a
teenager, and Gus is left with more questions than answers:
Can she win Nate back before she turns 30 alone? (And if
so, does she really want him?) Is Helen really as devious
and manipulative as she seems, or, worse, is Gus more like
her frenemy than she ever imagined? And is she ever going
to grow up? With the clock ticking down to her birthday,
Gus discovers that sometimes the best thing about best-laid
plans is trashing them altogether.
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