Best friends since the fifth grade, Vaughn, Reenie, Susan, and Audrey have always been considered the most likely to write the Great American Novel, marry a prince, find fame, and run the world, respectively. But now in their 50s, they are all still chasing those dreams-which sometimes makes the girls collide. "Williams' sustained portrayal of female friendship, with its loyalties and betrayals, is extremely entertaining."-Publishers Weekly
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"I really enjoyed this book but I listened to it on audio and the narrator didn't do this book any justice. However it was a great story of friendship, success, failures and love for each other."
— Sharon (4 out of 5 stars)
Williams’ sustained portrayal of female friendship, with its loyalties and betrayals, is extremely entertaining.
— Publishers Weekly" The lives of Vaughn, Reenie, Audrey and Susan came alive with the honesty of love for each other, the hurt we cause each other and the forgiveness we give and accept from each other. "
— Kari, 7/27/2013" I liked this book so much. It was great to read something by a an African American and the story takes place near where I live. It is great to be able to understand where she was coming from as an African American women, but as well as a women in general. "
— Masika, 11/21/2011" Fantastic read! Great storyline and very well written. Believable and very interesting. The characters are very real. Refreshing style. "
— Tricia, 8/11/2011Sheila Williams is the author of six books, including Dancing on the Edge of the Roof, the basis for the Netflix film Juanita. She is the librettist for the opera Fierce, commissioned by The Cincinnati Opera, with music by William Menefield, which premiered in July, 2022.
Cherise Boothe, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, has worked extensively in theater, film, television, and narration. She has appeared in numerous regional plays, as well as in television shows such as The Good Wife, Law & Order: SVU, and Gossip Girl. She holds an MFA in acting from New York University. She was a finalist in 2015 for the prestigious Audie Award for best multivoiced narration.
Shari Peele is an audiobook narrator whose readings include In the Doctor’s Bed by Brenda Jackson, Man Enough for Me by Rhonda Bowen, When I Get Where I’m Going by Cheryl Robinson, and Give Me Fever by Niobia Bryant.
Susan Spain has appeared on stages in New York City, across the United States, and in Europe. Performances includes roles in an international production of The Best of Broadway and a staging of Little Shop of Horrors at the Smithsonian Institute’s Folklife Festival in Washington, DC. She has also appeared in Hair.