When Rachel Bertsche first moves to Chicago, she's thrilled to finally share a zip code, let alone an apartment, with her boyfriend. But shortly after getting married, Bertsche realizes that her new life is missing one thing: friends. Sure, she has plenty of BFFs--in New York and San Francisco and Boston and Washington, D.C. Still, in her adopted hometown, there's no one to call at the last minute for girl talk over brunch or a reality-TV marathon over a bottle of wine. Taking matters into her own hands, Bertsche develops a plan: She'll go on fifty-two friend-dates, one per week for a year, in hopes of meeting her new Best Friend Forever.

In her thought-provoking, uproarious memoir, Bertsche blends the story of her girl-dates (whom she meets everywhere from improv class to friend rental websites) with the latest social research to examine how difficult--and hilariously awkward--it is to make new friends as an adult. In a time when women will happily announce they need a man but are embarrassed to admit they need a BFF, Bertsche uncovers the reality that no matter how great your love life is, you've gotta have friends.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 12/20/2011
ISBN: 9780345524942
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.30w x 0.83d

Review Citations: Library Journal 08/01/2011 pg. 58
Publishers Weekly 09/12/2011
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2011
Booklist 11/15/2011 pg. 4
Shelf Awareness 01/06/2012
BookPage 01/01/2012