Among Friends

Among Friends takes place over one weekend in an upstate New York farmhouse. A group of longtime friends (and their daughters and carefully packed emotional baggage) gather for what should be a familiar and fun few days and something they have done for years. But something's off, and then something shocking happens, and the whole novel hinges on how it will be handled.

Hal Ebbot's writing is taut and elegant. He writes about loyalty and longing, private reckonings, and the quiet dismantling of the lives we thought we'd built on solid ground.

This book announces Hal Ebbot's literary debut, and it's an exciting one! If you loved The Nest, or Fleishman Is in Trouble, or if you're just in the mood for a story that's smart, sharp, and about fancy city people's weekends in the country, this one is for you.

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