First published 2011
Pen lives in Philadelphia with her five-year-old daughter and older brother, still grieving her father's sudden death. Six years have passed since her college friendship with Will and Cat ended abruptly, leaving her feeling abandoned despite wanting them back in her life. When Cat sends her a desperate-sounding email asking to meet at their upcoming college reunion, Pen decides to go. She remembers how the three of them met during their first week of freshman year and formed a friendship that sustained and shaped them for years. At the reunion, past and present collide in ways that send Pen and her friends on an unexpected journey across the world. This trip will transform everything about their lives and relationships.
Genres: literary-fiction, friendship, contemporary, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, friends-to-lovers
Setting: Philadelphia
Period: 21st-century
360 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow