Shackled to her small town, vintage gift shop owner Jane Tanner longs to become a mother before her biological clock ticks out and drunkenly propositions the worst possible candidate, her sister's ex-boyfriend, who is on board until they're soon reminded just how messy life is.

In the fourth installment of Octopus Pie, dreams and harsh reality are beginning to blur. In print for the first time, this volume follows our Brooklynite heroes as they descend into the throes of heartbreak.

"Follow the adventures of two Brooklynites--Eve, a nerdy acerbic twentysomething, and her room-mate Hanna, a long-lost friend who's blossomed into happy-go-lucky stoner. Crazed childhood rivals, art world hipsters, Eve's meddlesome mom, and romances past and present crowd their odd yet ordinary lives"--Page 4 of cover.

"The Brooklyn stories of love, madness, nostalgia, and displeasing music continue in this second collection. Eve and Hanna have each other's back as they navigate the emotional pitfalls of twenty-something life."--Cover, p. [4]

"Have you ever spent a weekend with strangers you hate for a friend's hen party? Had to pay hundreds of pounds for that spa break all in the name of besties? Lilah Fox has just returned from the hen party from hell, vowing to actually spend time with her boyfriend and focus more on herself. Then she gets the whatsapp from her best friend Lauren to say she's just got engaged. And as maid of honour, Lilah just signed up for weekend wedding fairs and...