To My Dearest Friends Author:Patricia Volk What happens when you find out something you wish you didn?t know? From the critically acclaimed author of Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family (?Taut, sharp . . . Vibrantly textured? ?The New York Times Book Review; ?Unnervingly delightful? ?The Miami Herald ), here is a smart, generous novel about two New York City women, the bonds of fr... more »iendship, and the power?and responsibility?of secrets.
Alice, the proprietor of a chic Madison Avenue resale shop, and Nanny, a Carnegie Hill real-estate broker, have never met before, but they have one thing in common: their best friend Roberta, who has just died of cancer. Roberta has trusted them with her last request?that together they open her safe-deposit box. What they discover inside compels two very different women to join forces on a journey neither really wants to take.
Wryly observed, and rich with the atmosphere of New York City?from the Gotham salad at Bergdorf?s to the ?Classic 6? apartment with OPW views (Other People?s Windows)?To My Dearest Friends is a serious book that happens to be funny: a novel of real feeling and real life, about how what we hide from those we love can take us places we never imagined we?d go.« less
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I really didn't like this book. In fact, I couldn't finish it. The book kept switching back and forth between Nannie and Alice and it was very confusing. I just felt like the book wasn't going anywhere. I hope someone else finds the meaning of it.