My aching aging-millennial heart feels seen after reading this novel by Grant Grinder. Equal parts funny, beautiful and tragic, [this is a book] I couldn’t put […] down. Grinder builds relentless momentum through skillful point-of-view shifts and a plot structured around five parties spanning twenty years of friendship. The protagonists—a group of college friends—support each other and also fail to support each other through dating, break-ups, weddings, new babies, and for some, ultimately, death and divorce. What makes this story particularly compelling is how Grinder captures the messy reality of long friendships: the way people can be simultaneously your lifeline and your greatest disappointment, sometimes in the same conversation. This is essential reading for anyone who’s ever wondered how they ended up so far from where they thought they’d be at any age, yet somehow might be exactly where they belong.
–Ashley, Roundabout Books, Bend, OR
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