This novel is a cute story about two sisters who need each other but bump heads at every turn, like most sisters. The sisters, Maggie and Rose grew up without a mother. Rose became the mother figure for Maggie. Maggie is fun, beautiful, and irresponsible; while Rose is successful, organized and dependable. The title is quite perfect for this book-and when you read it you’ll find out why.
The two women go their separate ways only to be reunited by their past, and also their own personal development. Basically Maggie finds a purpose and Rose stops being so serious. The two meet in the middle. The story is fairly predictable, but it is a great chick lit pick!

I have not yet seen the movie based on the book, but I can tell it would make a great movie. The characters are really well developed. Only thing is, I don’t think Toni Collette is a size 14, she plays Rose in the movie. In this particular story the physical appearance of the girls is really important. I’m very interested to see how the movie compares to the book. If anyone has seen and read the story let me know.