Our club loved this book! It shows how a group of women all benefit from the companionship and support of their friends through all of life's ups and downs.

this was an entertaining story, although heart-wrenching at first. It gives a fairly realistic rendering of a group of women, delving into each's history and how they are interconnected.

I didn't like the book, but it does open up many avenues for discussion. One complaint from just about all in the book club: no one could quite remember the various characters - one introduced in each of the 12 chapters. The author introduced so many issues through her characters that after a while it just seemed that she was trying to throw anything possible into the mix. Marnie - the first character - lost her first husband at a young age. Her second husband cheated - serially - on her. She is now involved with a younger man. Her oldest daughter is dealing with a high risk pregnancy due to genetic issues. Her younger daughter is an unmarried pregnant teen with the baby daddy a different race with a jail term (juvenile offender - drugs, maybe - don't remember). She's also a cancer survivor. And that's just the first character. And so it goes ... Lots to discuss, but overall too much.

I enjoyed learning about the different characters in this book and how their lives intertwined. It is a good Christmas read, not too deep, and pretty quick.

This was our book club's first pick, and what a good one it was!! It was a fun, quick read. We each baked a cookie from the book to share, along with our story of why we each picked the particular recipe. What a great way to get into the holiday spirit!!

The book was an easy, fun read. The recipes were great and added to the overall book club fun.