In a city of millions, three women become each other’s unexpected lifeline. Cate has just landed her dream job as features editor at Gloss magazine—but juggling ambition and office politics proves more treacherous than she expected. Her roommate Renee is desperate to climb the ranks at Gloss too, but toxic beauty standards drive her to dangerous extremes.
When they take in Abby, a quiet former grad student who fled her seemingly perfect life in D.C., the apartment becomes a refuge none of them knew they needed. As secrets surface and pressures mount, Cate, Renee, and Abby realize that while family may shape us, it’s friendship that can save us.
Sarah Pekkanen’s emotionally resonant novel is a powerful portrait of modern womanhood, self-discovery, and the bonds that hold us together.
