About the author:
\nJessica Strawser is the USA Today bestselling author of 7 suspenseful book club novels\, including Almost Missed You\, < em>Not That I Could Tell (a Book of the Month selection)\, A Mill ion Reasons Why\, and The Next Thing You Know (a People Magazine pick). Her two most recent titles\, The Last Caretaker (a 20 23 Amazon Editors First Reads title) and Catch You Later (new in October 2 024)\, both debuted on the USA Today charts.
\nShe is Edito r-at-Large at Writer&rsquo\;s Digest\; a Career Authors contributing editor\; and a popular speaker at writing conferences\, book clubs\, and women's groups. Her publishing career spans 20+ years\, with w ork appearing in The New York Times Modern Love\, Publishers Weekly\, and others. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Ohio Univers ity&rsquo\;s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism\, she lives with her husban d and two children in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, where she was 2019 Writer-in-Res idence for the Public Library of Cincinnati &\; Hamilton County and rec eived a 2024 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award. \;
\nIn The Quitters Club\, when four ride-or-die fr iends reunite for a getaway\, they&rsquo\;re desperate for a break\, a cha nce to reconnect. But each is hiding a deeper reason why. Marie feels like an impostor teaching &ldquo\;How to Say No&rdquo\; seminars while her mar riage has evolved into something she never said yes to. Brooke&rsquo\;s mo st heartfelt goal―motherhood―is proving out of reach. Lucy&r squo\;s dream career has broken her spirit\, possibly for good. And Collin s feels trapped in grief by her late husband&rsquo\;s legacy.
\nAll their lives\, they&rsquo\;ve encouraged each other not to give up―b ut they can&rsquo\;t do this anymore. Now\, at a breaking point\, they mak e a pact: Quit. And help each other through the fallout.
\nAt first\
, it&rsquo\;s positively liberating. A husband gets a much-needed wake-up
call. A singles retreat is a widow&rsquo\;s perfect escape. A very public
career exit becomes a never-too-late return to college. And a childless li
fe becomes a bold new plan to travel the world. But letting go will be mor
e complicated than they imagined. Confronting hard truths about love\, los
s\, and starting over\, these four women must discover what&rsquo\;s worth
fighting for―and what&rsquo\;s truly best left behind.
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