Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan

Sullivan is a professional writer but this is a first novel for her - and I hope it isn't the last! I loved reading this book. It is the story of Celia, Bree, Sally and April. They are a diverse group who are freshman at Smith College. The novel begins with Celia the morning after a one-night stand. She needs to get herself together and catch a bus to return to Smith for the wedding of Sally. On the bus she closes her eyes.....and we all travel back eight years to the first day of college. The backgrounds of the girls is seamlessly woven into the antics and anguish of college. In the second half of the book we are back to the present day and we find out where the girls, now women, have ended up. Well-written and interesting!