A captivating, emotionally taut, beautifully written story about the complexities of a friendship between two women, and of how it shapes, and reshapes, each of their lives.
Jolene and Verna share complicated bonds of friendship that have crystallized over time -- their lives are inextricable from one another. But when Verna marries her old friend's ex-husband, Vincent, it seems their paths may have finally, permanently, diverged. Jolene, a successful artist, travels the world, attracting attention wherever she goes. Verna, a writer, works from her home near Los Angeles' MacArthur Park where she and Vincent plan to spend the rest of their lives. Until: Jolene returns and asks one more favor of Verna --to take a road trip together to their small hometown in Utah, a journey which will bring them face to face with both the truths and falsehoods of their memories of each other, and of the very beginnings of their friendship. JUDITH FREEMAN is the author of four novels--Red Water, The Chinchilla Farm, Set for Life, and A Desert of Pure Feeling--and of Family Attractions, a collection of stories, and The Long Embrace, a biography of Raymond Chandler. She lives in California and Idaho.
