“Fun as hell . . . An anthem for living and loving with abandon.”—Chelsea Bieker, author of Godshot “Hudson’s writing is magnetic. It’s the Kristen Stewart of prose—chameleon-like, layered, funny and serious and sad, really gay, and so attractive . . . It wrecked me, just like I wanted.”—Them, on Boys of Alabama From the acclaimed author of Boys of Alabama comes a propulsive and sexy novel about difficult decisions, bad timing, and the one who got away From the outside, Reed has a great life. She lives in Amsterdam, works a great job as a “creative” at a Dutch ad agency, and has a caring, driven girlfriend with whom she is trying to conceive a child. But, below the surface not everything is as it seems. Through a series of small choices and little compromises, Reed has lost sight of who she is and what she wants. A trip home to Charleston to attend her best friend’s wedding makes her wonder––who were those choices and compromises for? When Reed is confronted with a long-lost love, she is faced with questions she can’t avoid. What kind of person does she want to one who plays it safe or takes risks? What life will she live, a comfortable or ambitious one? And, which part of her will set the terms for her her anxiety or her truest desires?