A Delicate Bond — JoAnn Hornak

From the Windy City of Chicago to the exotic Seychelles Islands, JoAnn Hornak's second novel explores the complexity of female friendships. The bond that holds them together is often more delicate than we would like to believe.

Natalie is just seventeen days away from getting married when Lisa, her maid of honor and best friend of ten years, sends her a cold
E-mail announcing that she will not be able to come to the wedding. When Natalie discovers the reason behind Lisa's sudden baffling behavior, their friendship quickly unravels. Natalie cannot believe how selfish Lisa is being, while Lisa thinks Natalie's standards for friendship are too high. Natalie and Lisa are soon faced with major upheavals in their lives. In the process of working through their problems without the support of one another, Natalie and Lisa are forced to face their deepest fears and failings. Each woman sets off on a journey of self-discovery as they examine what went wrong in their friendship and whether it is possible to be “too honest” with a good friend.

A Delicate Bond is a story that will resonate with any woman who has suffered through the painful ending of a close female friendship.