After ages, here is a book that I picked up and couldn't put down. Well, only when I absolutely have it. The theme is simple, friendship but the story is Incredible. About two girls and their growth into woman hood and the paths down which their choices lead them.

Kristen Hannah has surpassed herself with this one. The characters, the questions, the lives, the thought of each character take you on the journey of a life time. A true journey of self discovery.

I found myself posing questions to myself and wondering about my friends. I wonder if being with your family is truly lesser than having a career ? I wonder which of the two is truly important. Monetary benefits are always high up on the lists of most people, yet in the end we all live our lives searching for what makes us happy. As long as we are happy living life the way we want it, in the end do we have any regrets truly ?

Well, I hope someone else reads this and gets back to me on what questions their minds posed to them ...

This book is a pleasure to read from page 1. Hannah uses lovely play of words to describe things and even the dialogues, feelings of people is very down to earth and Real. Thoroughly enjoyed the every page. It's the story of a woman, who after years of being a wife, and mother finds herself alone again, finding her way hesitantly but surely through life and love. There is some conflict between the character of the heroine from her younger years and later but then I guess people do change over time . It's a truthful book about how people lose themselves in who they Think they should be, as opposed to be, what they really are ...

Specially loved her daughter and the character of Izzy . The description of each character's issues and their recovery from their pain is just beautiful and inspiring. It's so important to know the difference between loving someone and being loved ...