You will laugh, cry, and find yourself rushing back to the page whenever you have to walk away. In the pages of her approachable and inspirational new novel, Garvin is at the height of her distinctive, transportive storytelling powers. I Thought You Said This Would Work is a relatable story about the complexity of female friendship, its evolution through the years and the people who are always there no matter what. No one captures the human condition in all its complexity, humor, and magnificence quite like Ann Garvin. On the open road, they’ll try to put it back together-for themselves, and especially for the love of Katie. Samantha and Holly are following every new turn-toward second chances, unexpected romance, and self-discovery-and finally blowing the dust off the secret that broke their friendship. If it’ll make Katie happy, no favor is too big (one hundred pounds), too daunting (two thousand miles), or too illegal (ish), even when a boho D-list celebrity hitches a ride and drives the road trip in fresh directions. It’s simple: travel cross-country together, steal her loathsome ex-husband’s VW camper, find Katie’s diabetic Great Pyrenees at a Utah rescue, and drive him back home to Wisconsin. What they still have in common puts them both back on speed dial: a mutual love for Katie, their best friend of twenty-five years, now hospitalized with cancer and needing one little errand from her old college roomies. Widowed Samantha Arias hasn’t spoken to Holly Dunfee in forever. A road trip can drive anyone over the edge-especially two former best friends-in bestselling author Ann Garvin’s funny and poignant novel about broken bonds, messy histories, and the power of forgiveness.
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