A wonderful contemporary American novel of friendship, love, betrayal, walks of life, family, jealousy, (lost) dreams and the search for their own Idenität concerns. Meg Wolitzer has a wonderful language. The characters are believable and comprehensible designed with strengths and weaknesses that make them very human - they are by no means one-dimensional or flat. The plot holds many surprises, so the book will never be bored. One of my new favorite books !!