Synopses & Reviews
Twenty years ago, Allie Denty was
the pretty one and her best friend Olivia Pelham was
the smart one. Throughout high school, they were inseparable…until a vicious rumor about Olivia— a rumor too close to the truth—ended their friendship.
Now, on the eve of their twentieth high school reunion, Allie, a temp worker, finds herself suddenly single, a little chubby, and feeling old. Olivia, a cool and successful magazine beauty editor in New York, realizes shes lonely, and is finally ready to face her demons.
Sometimes hope lives in the future; sometimes it comes from the past; and sometimes, when every stupid thing goes wrong, it comes from a prettily packaged jar filled with scented cream and promises.
Beth Harbison has done it again. A hilarious and touching novel about friendship, Loves Baby Soft perfume, Watermelon Lip Smackers, bad run-ins with Sun-In, and the healing power of “Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific.” Hope in a Jar: we all need it.
Review
"...as slick and enjoyable as a brand-new tube of lip gloss."—
People “Harbison continues to wow readers with charm and genuine characters.”—Booklist "...fun nostalgia for those of us who loved Bonne Bell Lip Smackers and Sun-In."—Fort-Worth Star Telegram "Harbison creates vivid, convincing characters and handles them well. —Publishers Weekly
About the Author
BETH HARBISON is the
New York Times bestelling author of
Secrets of a Shoe Addict and
Shoe Addicts Anonymous. She is also a serious product junkie, with enough lip glosses, shampoos, conditioners, and foundations to lube every car on the streets of suburban D.C., where she lives with her husband and two children.