A Kentucky Derby weekend for two couples tests the high-stakes boundaries of friendship and marriage in a witty, winning, and emotional novel by the author of Feels Like Summer. Amid the heralded springtime traditions and fabulous splendor of the Kentucky Derby, two Boston couples-longtime friends-indulge in a once-in-a-lifetime getaway. The weekend feels like a winner. It-s a milestone-birthday present for the newly-and reluctantly-turned forty Drew Starling. Her husband, Nate, has spared no expense-despite the mounting gambling debts that Drew knows nothing about. He-s certain that with his lucky charm, Drew, by his side, he can reverse his misfortunes at Churchill Downs. Joining them are friends Leslie and Graham, floundering in a twelve-year marriage that desperately needs a change of scenery, a new spark. Graham especially looks forward to being in the Starlings- charmed orbit this weekend, though he won-t say why. When the bourbon begins to flow and the horses thunder down the tr
