A THEM AND BOOK RIOT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The “best woman” in her brother’s wedding tells a
little white lie in her quest to get the girl—her lifelong crush and the maid of honor—in this
wildly entertaining debut novel about bad decisions and life’s messiest transitions.
“Irresistibly fresh bright funny and bursting with singular voice this is the kind of
romance I’ve been waiting for.”—Casey McQuiston New York Times bestselling author of The
Pairing Julia Rosenberg loves her brother. Really loves him. Enough to: be the “best woman”
at his wedding leave behind her hard-won New York life brilliant best friends and drag
brunches for Boca Raton Florida entertain the uptight bride-to-be and her vicious cronies
try (and fail) to dodge the hometown hookup buddy she can’t resist and navigate the tricky
dynamics with her divorced parents. She’s not that nervous. Her family stood by her when she
came out as a woman a few years ago. And it’s just one week in Florida—a week of old memories
and sisterly duties that will force Julia to confront the tensions that have been bubbling
beneath the surface of her closest relationships. No big deal. When it turns out that Kim
Cameron the gorgeous self-assured girl that she crushed on hard in high school is the maid
of honor Julia panics. She tells a teensy little lie to win Kim’s favor—a lie that snowballs
out of control and threatens to undermine the blossoming attraction between them and complicate
an already challenging relationship with her family. Using her wit charm and a suitcase full
of couture “borrowed” from a pop star Julia just might survive the horde of clone-like
bridesmaids go-kart racing bachelor parties and alcohol-fueled speeches. But she won’t make
it out unscathed. As best woman she’s making the worst decisions of her life. An utterly
contemporary send-up of My Best Friend’s Wedding and a riotous coming-of-age novel Best Woman
is rife with crackling wit and devastating poignancy and announces Rose Dommu as an exciting
voice in fiction.
