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The sudden death of a childhood friend forces a woman to rethink her own life - and make an impossible decision.Alison Eastlake has come a long way from the wild days of her youth in England. Now, instead of streaking her hair purple, dreaming of becoming an artist, and sneaking cigarettes in her friend Sophie's basement, she has a career in advertising in Los Angeles and attends black-tie dinners with her executive husband. She fears that she is fast becoming the type of person she once despised.When Alison receives news that Sophie has died of a drug overdose, leaving behind a slew of unanswered questions, she must go back home. Once there, she unearths reminders of her unruly past, including feelings for Sophie's brother, Matt - and finds that she is still powerfully attracted to him.
About the Author
Mary McCluskey's prizewinning short stories and essays have been published on Salon.com and in The Atlantic, The London Magazine, StoryQuarterly, London's Litro, and other literary journals in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Hong Kong.
Her stories and essays have also appeared in anthologies such as Salon's "Life As We Know It - a Collection of Personal Essays," available on both sides of the Atlantic.
She divides her time between Stratford-upon-Avon and Los Angeles.
