One Good Friend Deserves Another by Lisa Verge Higgins
This wasn't a deep, complicated read but it was heart warming, touching and thoughtful. It follows the lives of four women in their mid-thirties that are still struggling with life and love each in their own unique way. It's definitely chick-lit but it's a little more grown up than your average run of the mill *girl struggles with identity in a quirky-cute way and then falls in love* chick-lit. As an aging (ugh) chick-lit reader I appreciated that these women were in their 30's and still figuring things out as I think most of us probably are. The author did a nice job developing the characters and their relationship as a group. I liked each of the women and was sad when the story ended and there were some loose ends that I really would have liked to known the outcome of. I particularly identified with Wendy who is torn between being the woman everyone expects her to be or being comfortable with who she really is. While this book might seem like fluff to some (and the cover does sort of give that impression) there's a lot here to think about and even discuss for a book club .. maybe with that group of women you've been friends with forever :-)
