3.5 rounded up to 4. It was fun going back to the roaring 1920s in NYC and getting to know these strong, intelligent, independent women. It’s basically the original “Sex and the City”, four women form a bridge group and we see their friendship develop and deepen. The story didn’t keep me as interested as I would have liked. There are so many characters that it took some thought to keep track of them all (although there is a character guide at the beginning of the book for reference). I did learn a lot though, and tough topics were touched upon like suicide, abortion, divorce, rape, etc. I ended up liking the characters so much that I googled them to learn more about them and to see what they looked like in real life. I do love seeing historical figures brought to life, and I would definitely read other books written by this author.