From Publishers Weekly
During a college party gone awry, vibrant but physically fragile Emily Parish, ringleader and emotional pivot of a group of female friends self-christened the Fabulous Four, falls to her death from their sorority house roof. Traumatized, the remaining three go their separate ways and lead outwardly successful yet personally problematic lives. Then 10 years later, a mysterious, pseudonymous author publishes a bestselling novel packed with intimate details about the thinly disguised Fab Four—and accusing one of them, Dr. Natalie Bishop, whose own memories of the tragic night are a blank, of murdering Emily. As Natalie delves into the past to save her reputation and career, she not only rediscovers her old gang (including Emily's brother Cole, an ex-boyfriend who'd always blamed Natalie for his sister's death) but, gradually, disquietingly, realizes that all had motives for murder. Unfortunately, the real killer's character gets short shrift, making the book less than compelling as a mystery. Still, Rita Award–winner Freethy (Summer Secrets, etc.) succeeds in developing a suitably eerie atmosphere that doesn't eclipse the story's main focus on the renewal of fabulous friendships and romances. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Book Description
She was their closest friend, or so they thought -- until years later, when her secrets send them on a perilous search for the truth about who she really was... and why she died... Bestselling author Barbara Freethy delivers an involving, emotional new story of sisterhood, secrets and lies ... Ten years ago, during a party gone out of control, beautiful, vibrant Emily plummeted to her death, leaving her three best friends and sorority sisters -- Natalie, Laura and Madison -- devastated. None of them has ever forgotten that night -- or the role each may have played in Emily's death. Now an unknown writer has rocketed onto bestseller lists with a novel that eerily mirrors their own story. Who is he? How does he know the intimate details of their lives? And why is he accusing one of them of murder? As they begin to unravel the startling truth about their friend, each will discover a love she lost long ago and uncover secrets that will change her life ...
From the Author
ALL SHE EVER WANTED offers what I hope is the perfect blend of romance, family and suspense. I love books that make me laugh, make me cry, and make me think, and these are the ingredients I always try to mix together when I’m writing. I set the story in San Francisco because it’s such a city of contrasts, steep hills, winding streets, blue water, tall skyscrapers and Victorian houses. What better place to find a lot of surprising twists and turns and unexpected intrigue?
About the Author
Barbara Freethy is a RITA Award Winner and National Bestselling Author.
All She Ever Wanted FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
The power of secrets, hidden and revealed, drives the plot of this fast-paced romantic thriller by bestselling author Barbara Freethy. Here three young women, each traumatized by the accidental death of their best friend ten years ago in college, are startled to read the story of the death in a bestselling novel -- and the anonymous author thinks one of them committed the murder. Natalie Bishop, now a medical resident in San Francisco, reunites with her sorority sisters, Laura and Madison, to investigate the past and clear their names -- only to find out Emily's life was nowhere as carefree and innocent as they thought. Natalie gains an unlikely ally in her investigation -- Emily's brother, Cole -- but the closer they come to discovering the truth, the more their old attraction heats up and the greater danger they both face. Ginger Curwen
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Hailed for creating a "fabulous, page-turning combination of romance and intrigue" (Kristin Hannah), bestselling author Barbara Freethy presents a suspenseful, emotional new story of sisterhood, secrets, and lies-a story of women who must unravel the truth about a long-ago tragedy, and in the process discover the truth about themselves.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
During a college party gone awry, vibrant but physically fragile Emily Parish, ringleader and emotional pivot of a group of female friends self-christened the Fabulous Four, falls to her death from their sorority house roof. Traumatized, the remaining three go their separate ways and lead outwardly successful yet personally problematic lives. Then 10 years later, a mysterious, pseudonymous author publishes a bestselling novel packed with intimate details about the thinly disguised Fab Four-and accusing one of them, Dr. Natalie Bishop, whose own memories of the tragic night are a blank, of murdering Emily. As Natalie delves into the past to save her reputation and career, she not only rediscovers her old gang (including Emily's brother Cole, an ex-boyfriend who'd always blamed Natalie for his sister's death) but, gradually, disquietingly, realizes that all had motives for murder. Unfortunately, the real killer's character gets short shrift, making the book less than compelling as a mystery. Still, Rita Award-winner Freethy (Summer Secrets, etc.) succeeds in developing a suitably eerie atmosphere that doesn't eclipse the story's main focus on the renewal of fabulous friendships and romances. Agent, Andrea Cirillo. (Dec. 7) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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