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Simon & Schuster Audio, January 2011
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ISBN-10: 1442342412
ISBN-13: 9781442342415
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Addie Downs and Valerie Adler will be best friends forever. That’s what Addie believes after Valerie moves across the street when they’re both nine years old. But in the wake of betrayal during their teenage years, Val is swept into the popular crowd, while mousy, sullen Addie becomes her school’s scapegoat. Flash-forward fifteen years. Valerie Adler has found a measure of fame and fortune working as the weathergirl at the local TV station. Addie Downs lives alone in her parents’ house in their small hometown of Pleasant Ridge, Illinois, caring for a troubled brother and trying to meet Prince Charming on the Internet. She’s just returned from Bad Date #6 when she opens her door to find her long-gone best friend standing there, a terrified look on her face and blood on the sleeve of her coat. "Something horrible has happened," Val tells Addie, "and you’re the only one who can help."
Best Friends Forever is a grand, hilarious, edge-of-your-seat adventure; a story about betrayal and loyalty, family history and small-town secrets. It’s about living through tragedy, finding love where you least expect it, and the ties that keep best friends together.
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"Jennifer Weiner's latest novel, Best Friends Forever, is not leaving the special shelf where it's already wedged in with other books I reread every so often because they just make me happy - novels such as Jeanette Haien's Matters of Chance, Susan Isaacs' Shining Through, Kingsley Amis' Lucky Jim, most of Barbara Pym's novels, and, of course, Pride and Prejudice. [What] earns it a place on my treasured "reread as needed" shelf is its tough emotional wisdomÉAddie's story rates a second (and, perhaps, even a third) read, too, because its unrelenting depiction of loneliness, as well as the myriad ways people can surprise themselves and each other, deserves to be savored, again and again."
-- The Philadelphia Inquirer
"In Addie, Weiner has created a steely, sympathetic narrator who is vulnerable but not pathetic, unwilling to settle for disappointment despite the bad hand that most of her 33 years have dealt. The novel is a welcome addition to the author's collection of tales about strong, clever women who carve their own niche in this world -- much like Weiner."
-- The Miami Herald
"Addie Downs - the Everygirl at the center of Jennifer Weiner's latest novel - just could turn out to be one of our favorite heroines of the summer...Another superlative novel by Weiner, about a big girl with a bigger heart, that will have women and men of all sizes cheering."
-- USA Today
"Weiner's latest showcases her talent for creating richly drawn, realistic characters. She deftly weaves in multiple back stories and subplots and punctuates the story with plenty of humor. Highly recommended for all fans of women's fiction."
-- Library Journal, starred review
"Former mousy types, rejoice! In Weiner's delicious latest, a popular girl hits trouble long after high school and only the geeky pal she once shunned can help."
-- People magazine
"This beach read will win readers over with its wit and wisdom. A clever, sad and sweet turn on Thelma and Louise [with] what may be the funniest not-quite-heist ever pulled off ..."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Warmly and realistically drawn... Weiner, creator of widely popular female characters, injects an element of suspense into her latest, Best Friends Forever. This book begins on an unexpected note of violence, but the friendship of the title is at its heart. Two estranged onetime high-school chums -- one now a television weathergirl and the other one of Ms. Weiner's lovable, snack-obsessed frumps -- are thrown together to find out what happened in that opening scene and to hash out old grievances. Weiner writes comfortably about the real world."
-- Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"Jennifer Weiner is a master of the modern-day fairytale. In best-selling chick-lit romps like In Her Shoes, her heroines look just like us: self-deprecating, plagued by those few extra pounds - and ready for Prince Charming only once they've embraced their quirks. Weiner's latest effort is no exception, this time following a pair of friends - one fat, one thin - over two decades."
-- Marie Claire
"The must-have beach read... In popular chick-lit-with-a-pulse author Jennifer Weiner's newest novel, Best Friends Forever, two childhood gal pals suffer a teenage-falling-out but reunite for an unexpected female-bonding adventure."
-- Elle magazine
"A hilarious caper... resplendent in charm and poignancy...Weiner handles sorrow with a deft touch, blossoms in beautifully descriptive passages, and keeps readers glued to the page with curiosity and delight."
-- Booklist, starred review
She Knows, May 6, 2010
...review Crystal Patriarche Rate this Article: Max 5 stars My Rating Last summer, readers fell in love with Jennifer Weiner's Best Friends Forever. Just in time for Mother's Day and warmer weather, the book is out in paperback. Who doesn't ...
Miami Herald, January 6, 2010
...s high school pals in 'Best Friends Forever' BEST FRIENDS FOREVER. Jennifer Weiner. Atria. 360 pages. $26.95. Some readers might be bothered to find a naked, bloody man on the first page of a Jennifer ...
Jewish Woman Magazine, November 23, 2009
...strategies that people at all levels of organizational life can use to effect change and build gender equity. Jennifer Weiner, also honored in 2003, had her seventh book, Best Friends Forever, published in July. The novel almost immediately ...
Miami Herald, September 29, 2009
...folks struggling to grapple with their cultural • Review | A possible crime reunites high school pals in 'Best Friends Forever' BEST FRIENDS FOREVER. Jennifer Weiner. Atria. 360 pages. $26.95. Some readers might be bothered to find a ...
Helena Independent, July 19, 2009
...'Best Friends Forever not Weiners best ''Best Friends Forever (Simon & Schuster, 368 pages, $26.99), by Jennifer Weiner Addie Downs and Valerie Adler became BFFs when they were both ...
WVPI Philadelphia, July 16, 2009
...Jennifer Weiner has penned another best seller with her latest novel "Best Friends Forever." "Best Friends Forever" takes readers into the lives of Addie Downs and Valerie Adler. Weiner will ...
13WMAZ, July 15, 2009
...compelling characters, excellent plotting and a hair-raising finale. In your voice Read reactions to this story More headlines Jennifer Weiner's 'Best Friends Forever': Take It To Heart 6 hrs ago Authors Fly Kids (And Parents) To The Moon ...
USA Today, July 13, 2009
...Addie Downs the Everygirl at the center of Jennifer Weiner's latest novel just could turn out to be one of our favorite heroines of the summer. In Best Friends Forever, Addie has a mystery on her hands. Why ...
Product Reviews Net, July 13, 2009
...Best Friends Forever is a new book by Jennifer Weiner that is due to be released on the 14th July 2009. Best Friends Forever is a story about betrayal and loyalty ...
Hartford Courant, July 12, 2009
...The many fans of Jennifer Weiner, who had an instant best-seller in 2001 with her debut novel, 'Good in Bed,' will be delighted by her latest book, 'Best Friends Forever.' Last year's 'Certain Girls ...
STLtoday.com, July 10, 2009
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Examiner.com, April 26, 2009
...books this summer. Jane Green's newest, 'Dune Road,' will come out on June 16, Philadelphia's own Jennifer Weiner will release her new book 'Best Friends Forever' on July 14, and Sophie Kinsella's new novel 'Twenties Girl' debuts on July 21. ...
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