by Sarah Bird

Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Pocket; Reprint edition (July 7, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 143912308X
ISBN-13: 978-1439123089

Description
Blythe Young's recent divorce from Trey Dix has left her outside the protective bubble of Austin's high society. As her catering business goes broke and the IRS starts to chase her down, Blythe seeks a haven at Seneca House, the housing co-op where she lived 10 years ago during college. There, she must face Millie Ott, one of many friends Blythe shucked off in a frenzy of social climbing. Once portly Millie is now slender and, as a perfect foil for Blythe, also saintly: she delivers aid to the homeless by way of a tandem recumbent bike (which Blythe names the dorkocycle). At Seneca House, Blythe tries to make amends with people she's stepped on, to avoid the IRS, and to kick both a lingering drug habit and an addiction to scamming people into helping her out. She slowly starts to wins over the affection of her housemates until one of her unthinking decisions brings potential ruin on the co-op's financial well-being.

Review
This book was a hoot from beginning to end! I thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm sure you will too. The dialogue and writing is witty and sharp and a joy to dig into. The characters ring true and while not always loveable, are believable and you like them anyway. For me this was a perfect summer book, although I do have to warn you that you might find yourself laughing out loud so be careful of your surroundings!

This was my first Sarah Bird book, but I can tell you I'll be hitting the bookstores to get more of her books.

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