Commencement -- J. Courtney Sullivan, Paperback

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The New York Times best-selling author of Maine brings us a sparkling tale of friendship and a fascinating portrait of the first generation of women who have all the opportunities in the world, but no clear idea about what to choose.

"Inviting ... Strong, warmly believable three-dimensional characters who have fun, have fights and fall into intense love affairs." --The New York Times

Assigned to the same dorm their first year at Smith College, Celia, Bree, Sally, and April couldn't have less in common. Celia, a lapsed Catholic, arrives with a bottle of vodka in her suitcase; beautiful Bree pines for the fiancé she left behind in Savannah; Sally, preppy and obsessively neat, is reeling from the loss of her mother; and April, a radical, redheaded feminist wearing a "Riot: Don't Diet" T-shirt, wants a room transfer immediately. Written with radiant style and a wicked sense of humor, Commencement follows these unlikely friends through college and the years beyond, brilliantly capturing the complicated landscape facing young women today.

Author: J. Courtney Sullivan
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05/11/2010
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.14w x 0.93d
ISBN: 9780307454966

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 05/09/2010 pg. 24
Entertainment Weekly 06/04/2010 pg. 124

About the Author
J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Engagements and Maine. Maine was named a 2011 Time magazine Best Book of the Year and a Washington Post Notable Book. The Engagements was one of People Magazine's Top Ten Books of 2013 and an Irish Times Best Book of the Year, and has been translated into seventeen languages. She has contributed to The New York Times Book Review, the Chicago Tribune, New York magazine, Elle, Glamour, Allure, Real Simple, and O: The Oprah Magazine, among many other publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.