First published 2004
Maggie, anticipating old age, abandons her manipulative daughters and lover to join her best friend Connie on a reckless road trip. But when a series of mishaps turns their getaway into a desperate, gun-wielding dash to a remote Texas ranch, the two women must confront the demons they sought to escape. In the end, this final fling becomes a poignant reckoning with the risks and fragility of their lives.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, road-trip
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, road-trip
Setting: Los Angeles (Calif.), Texas
242 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster