Hope in a Jar

Twenty years ago, Allie Denty was the pretty one and her best friend Olivia Pelham was the smart one. Throughout high school, they were inseparable�守ntil a vicious rumor about Olivia��a rumor too close to the truth��nded their friendship. Now, on the eve of their twentieth high school reunion, Allie, a temp worker, finds herself suddenly single, a little chubby, and feeling old. Olivia, a cool and successful magazine beauty editor in New York, realizes she�� lonely, and is finally ready to face her demons. Sometimes hope lives in the future; sometimes it comes from the past; and sometimes, when every stupid thing goes wrong, it comes from a prettily packaged jar filled with scented cream and promises. Beth Harbison has done it again. A hilarious and touching novel about friendship, Love�� Baby Soft perfume, Watermelon Lip Smackers, bad run-ins with Sun-In, and the healing power of ��ee Your Hair Smells Terrific.��Hope in a Jar: we all need it.