A Write Teacher(s) Review: The Best of Us, by Sarah Pekkanen

Hello Beautiful People,

It’s no secret that I love Sarah Pekkanen.

NO. SECRET. AT. ALL.

If you love the words of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin, you too will adore this delightful author. I think I read The Opposite of Me, Skipping A Beat, and These Girls in a day, maybe two, and The Best of Us was no exception.

The book blurb –

An all-expense paid week at a luxury villa in Jamaica – it’s the invitation of a lifetime for a group of old college friends. All four women are desperate not just for a reunion, but for an escape: Tina is drowning under the demands of mothering four young children. Allie is shattered by the news that a genetic illness runs in her family. Savannah is carrying the secret of her husband’s infidelity. And finally, there’s Pauline, who spares no expense to throw her wealthy husband an unforgettable 35th birthday celebration, hoping it will gloss over the cracks already splitting apart their new marriage.

Languid hours on a private beach, gourmet dinners, and late nights of drinking kick off an idyllic week for the women and their husbands. But as a powerful hurricane bears down on the island, turmoil swirls inside the villa, forcing each of the women to re-evaluate everything she knows about her friends – and herself.

Life isn’t perfect. Even those who portray the perfect photos on Facebook and craft the seeminly crafty 140 character tweets have problems. Have issues. They too have bad days. They too have worries, and broken hearts, and nightmares that won’t quit.

The Best of Us has the best and worst of everything – marriage, friendship, motherhood. It’s about being a friend, about being a woman, about being a wife, about being a mom. It’s about the highs and lows of life, and how it’s so very important to just stop and take a breath every once and a while. It’s refreshing to read about the messy bits, the imperfectly perfect moments. It makes you realize that you’re not alone in this great, big, wide, world – and that Beautiful People, is a beautiful thing.

So, go out and get yourself a copy of The Best of Us – it’ll be the BEST thing you do all week!

Live, Love, Learn,

Megan & The Write Teacher(s)