Best friends forever

Addie Downs and Valerie Adler were eight years old when they met and decided to be best friends forever. Tragedy and betrayal in their teenage years ended that. Val left for fame and fortune; Addie stayed behind in their small Midwestern town.

Twenty-five years later, Val appears at Addie's front door with blood on her coat and terror on her face. What follows is a wild adventure for two women bound by love and history, who discover a strength together that neither could find alone.

Jennifer Weiner's 2009 novel is a warm, funny story about female friendship, the towns we leave and the ones we do not.