{"product_id":"these-girls-9781451612547","title":"These Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003eInternationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen examines the lives of three women working and living together in New York City and shows that family secrets may shape us all, but it's the rich, complicated layers of friendship that can save us.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily secrets may shape us all, but it's the rich, complicated layers of friendship that can save us.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCate, Renee, and Abby have come to New York for very different reasons, and in a bustling city of millions, they are linked together through circumstance and chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCate has just been named the features editor of \u003ci\u003eGloss, \u003c\/i\u003ea high-end lifestyle magazine. It's a professional coup, but her new job comes with more complications than Cate ever anticipated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer roommate Renee will do anything to nab the plum job of beauty editor at \u003ci\u003eGloss\u003c\/i\u003e. But snide comments about Renee's weight send her into an emotional tailspin. Soon she is taking black market diet pills--despite the racing heartbeat and trembling hands that signal she's heading for real danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen there's Abby, whom they take in as a third roommate. Once a joyful graduate student working as a nanny part time, she abruptly fled a seemingly happy life in the D.C. suburbs. No one knows what shattered Abby--or why she left everything she once loved behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePekkanen's most compelling, true-to-life novel yet tells the story of three very different women as they navigate the complications of careers and love--and find the lifeline they need in each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451612547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.29w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/20\/2012 pg. 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2012 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2012 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/07\/2012 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Pekkanen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651359469724,"sku":"9781451612547","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_567dd3a0-749d-4460-a758-c44fe17a9c79.jpg?v=1603877478","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/these-girls-9781451612547","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}