Reviews
"What a delight! The young women in this hugely appealing book are charming, funny, rueful, poignant-just like their creator, in other words, one of the freshest and most appealing new voices in fiction. I can't wait for more work from Jennifer Close." -Ann Packer, bestselling author of The Dive from Clausen's Pier and Swim Back to Me "Mixed in with the trials and tribulations of the protagonists are humorous vignettes from the lives of some of their other friends and acquaintances-many of whom are on their way to the altar or trying to find a way to get there. . . . Reminiscent of Melissa Bank's The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing. It is modern and funny, with original, wry observations. Close's debut novel will appeal to both fans of contemporary women's fiction with a hip vibe and readers who enjoy old-school chick lit." - Library Journal (starred review) "These Girls are smart, funny and extremely engaging. You will adore them and their poignant--and often hilarious--romantic yearnings." -Danielle Ganek, author of The Summer We Read Gatsby "The only way to express my love for Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close is to tell you that this is the one book that I will be recommending over and over again to all of my friends. I laughed, I cried, I nodded knowingly as the characters waded their way through the hits and misses of their twenties and thirties. I can't remember the last time I loved a book as much as this one." -Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times bestselling author of The One That I Want and Time of My Life " Girls In White Dresses is a dark, funny, intimate romp through boyfriends, first apartments, and great friendships--but beneath the surface lurks the jealousy, disappointment, and love that didn't quite end up the way you thought it would. Jennifer Close's brilliant, deadpan humor made me laugh so hard my own roommate thought I was nuts." -Margot Berwin, author of Hothouse Flower "If Elizabeth Bennet were post-collegiate, hungover, lovelorn and living on the Upper West Side, she would definitely be rooming with the Girls in White Dresses. This debut is hilarious, warm-hearted and wise, and I couldn't put it down." -Holly LeCraw, author of The Swimming Pool " Girls in White Dresses is about a group of smart, funny, unapologetically grouchy, always-hungover female friends who kvetch their way through one another's weddings and showers, stare blearily at one another's offspring, sometimes barely tolerate one another's men, but nonetheless have one another's backs through thick and thin. Jennifer Close has written an unsentimental, frank novel about female friendship-its lifelong loyalties and unconditional love." -Kate Christensen, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author of The Great Man and The Astral
