Clutch 9780008844868 Hardback

Heartwarming yet bittersweet Wonderful on the power of friendship and how its your friends who know you bestDaily MailA truly great millennial novelNew York Times Book ReviewnewsletterA big, beautiful novel about what friendship means as we get olderLitHub’Gold-standard’GraziaA bracingly honest and exhilarating novel’Kimberly King Parsons, author ofWe Were the UniverseA big-hearted and daring novel from one of our finest creative and critical mindsJonathan Escoffery, Booker Prize-shortlisted author ofIf I Survive YouA powerfully intimate portrait of female friendshipKimberly King Parsons, author ofWe Were the UniverseWhite Lotuswith more sincerity and heartLos Angeles Times*****As undergrads, Gregg, Reba, Hillary, Bella, and Carson formed the kind of rare bond that university brochures promise friendship that lasts a lifetime. Two decades later, the women are spread across the country but remain firmly linked through their ever-active group chat. Theyve made it through COVID and childbirth and midcareer challenges, but no one can anticipate whats coming next.The five women converge on Palm Springs for a long overdue reunion: Gregg, a progressive Texas legislator, is facing a huge decision about her political future. Reba is deep in IVF treatments while caring for her aging parents and navigating a San Francisco she hardly recognizes. Hillarys medical career is going great but at home, her husbands struggles with addiction have derailed their life. In New York City, Bella faces the biggest case in her career as a litigator while her home life crumbles around her, and across the river in Brooklyn, Carson is working on a new novel as well as forging a possible relationship with the father shes never met.Twenty years into their shared friendship, the stakes are higher than ever. With wit, empathy and heart,Clutchasks how much we can give to our friends and our families, and what space we can save for ourselves.*****