I was expecting a novel about women and friendship and while the novel included that it is much more. It is also exploration of cultural expectations and the constraints placed on women growing up in the fifties and sixties. And, ultimately, it is a story of love. This book would be a wonderful book club pick as there is much to talk about including the author’s choice to have Rebecca tell the story. The way she has crafted the story leads the reader through a life and a defining relationship but as it is in first person we can’t know the thoughts (or even much of the life) of the other lead character, Alex. I could see some interesting discussion as I know readers will have different viewpoints on what occurs and what might have happened. Like real life and real relationships, much is cloaked in ambiguity.