Rachel Weiss's Group Chat
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Opposites attract in this romantic comedy, "as hilarious as it is heartwarming," about feeling stuck, the importance of friendship, and learning to open your heart. (Falon Ballard, author of Right on Cue)
The year is already off to a bad start. It’s not enough that Rachel Weiss is stuck in a job she despises and has an unfortunate attraction to men who disappoint her. It’s the Year of Turning Thirty . . . and now her mother won’t stop trying to set up Rachel with the millionaire buying the house next door.
Luckily Rachel has amazing friends and their juicy group chat to keep her going. But amid work-mandated therapy, her thirteen gray hairs, and biking in the buff, she can’t help wondering why she isn’t moving forward like everyone else.
As Rachel’s life—and circle of friends—begins to fall apart, she confides in the last person she expects. The uptight, irritating—yet surprisingly funny and thoughtful—tech bro next door may be the one person who sees Rachel for the woman she wants to be. After random DMs turn into confessing letters, she begins to realize perhaps it was she who had him wrong all along.
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Appelbaum's clever, slow-burning debut pairs a discouraged millennial with her wealthy neighbor in a modern Pride and Prejudice riff. On the cusp of turning 30, Rachel Weiss feels like she's fallen behind in life: stuck in a "dead-end tech job" she hates with a history of bad relationships and newly graying hair. Her mother, meanwhile, is desperate to set her up with Christopher Butkus, the irritating, stuck-up tech millionaire who's buying the house next door. Luckily, Rachel has both employer-mandated therapy and an exuberant group chat with her friends to keep her going. But when a video of Rachel and her older sister, Jane, a newscaster, both blackout drunk and apparently making light of #metoo allegations goes viral, Rachel's life and her friend group begin to fall apart. To Rachel's surprise, the one person she's able to confide in is Christopher, who shows her an unexpected thoughtful side. Appelbaum's focus on friendship sets this retelling apart, with long text conversations between Rachel and her besties providing ample humor. Rachel herself is a flawed and often frustrating heroine, but it's a joy to see Christopher bring out her better side. The result is a fun and joyous romp.
