AustLit

'There’s only so much sex, valium and red wine you can take to paper over the cracks…

'Alice is the friend you wish you had. The girl who makes a party more fun, drinks wine out of a mug and makes you laugh while you’re crying over an ex. Alice is totally happy, everything is amazing and there is nothing at all to worry about…except, well: Her job was really great - 10 years ago. She is in love with her best friend, but he’s gay. Her credit card bills are under her bed unopened…

'But maybe the biggest problem for Alice is that she has a secret. A secret so big she can’t tell anyone. How do you keep a secret like that when everything is starting to fall apart? And once it’s out there, how do you ever begin to put yourself back together again?' (Publication summary)