This well-written, fast paced  book explores friendships between women and what it means to be a loyal friend.  The four women in this book meet in the early nineties and become fast friends.  Fast forward a decade later and they are each facing their own triumphs and tragedies in life.  Amidst this there are bitter dissapointments, jealousies, motherhood, marriages and such.   Koslow explores the complicated lives of women and what it means to be a friend.