This is a witty contemporary story about women's friendships as they encounter life's passages. Any woman who has battled those pounds over the years, whether 10 pounds or 100, will identify with Maggie, the heroine of this tale. Maggie's best childhood friend Olivia was also a girl of size, but underwent gastric bypass surgery and then crafted a new social life, leaving Maggie behind to wrestle with her own body image. As Olivia's impending wedding to a doctor nears, and with Maggie as the maid of honor, Maggie feels the need to out her friend about their shared past. The two women must decide what is most important: friendship or truth? You'll enjoy this funny page-turner, and it's a great book group selection, especially for women.