To My Dearest Friends

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 friendship, 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.