Synopsis
From the author of the Anthony and Agatha-nominated Pushing Up Daisies and Dead Head.
Are they really bitches? That depends who you ask...four friends await the arrival of a fifth at a secluded Cape Cod bungalow where they spend an all-girls weekend every summer. But this year the fifth woman doesn't show. Instead she sends a note that reads - "I've run off with one of your men."
Has she? Is it a prank? Do they run for the phone or try to enjoy the weekend without her? Fun, flirty and filled with Harris' trademark snappy dialogue and quirky characters forced to reevaluate their marriages, their friendships and their memories, The Bitches of Brooklyn has been called "a cross between Pretty Little Liars and Sex in the City."
Inspired by a classic Hollywood film, The Bitches of Brooklyn will appeal to readers of Jennifer Weiner, Cathleen Schine and Susan Isaacs and is for every woman who's ever had a best friend and wondered...is she really??
ReviewAre they really bitches? That depends who you ask...four friends await the arrival of a fifth at a secluded Cape Cod bungalow where they spend an all-girls weekend every summer. But this year the fifth woman doesn't show. Instead she sends a note that reads - "I've run off with one of your men."
Has she? Is it a prank? Do they run for the phone or try to enjoy the weekend without her? Fun, flirty and filled with Harris' trademark snappy dialogue and quirky characters forced to reevaluate their marriages, their friendships and their memories, The Bitches of Brooklyn has been called "a cross between Pretty Little Liars and Sex in the City."
Inspired by a classic Hollywood film, The Bitches of Brooklyn will appeal to readers of Jennifer Weiner, Cathleen Schine and Susan Isaacs and is for every woman who's ever had a best friend and wondered...is she really??
I really liked that this book wasn't based on romance, but on the friendship of 5 woman and what happens when one of them mysteriously misses their annual girls-only trip.
The dynamic between the 4 friends we follow is really funny to read, I laughed out loud quite a lot during the scene where the girls go to the restaurant Minetta's, and they obviously get along really well. Yet they all have their insecurities that they hide from each other. I think Rosemary has got the realism for this group spot on. Their group title 'The Bitches of Brooklyn' works well with this, as they all have a slight bitchy banter, but it is self-derogatory at the same time.
I liked all the characters, though I would have liked a bit more about Rachel, of the 4 main characters, I thought Rachel was the least developed, until the end. I can only hope there is a sequel to this book, and that maybe she will be a more central character there, I would love to read another book about this group of friends.
My favourite thing about this book though, was the ending. I can;t say this about many books, but the ending completely took me by surprise, and even as I am writing this, I am facepalming myself at missing any clues.
This book is a real feel good story about friendship, and I cannot wait to pick another of Rosemary's books up soon!
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Published By - Chestnut Hill Books
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