Betting on Good

A Kentucky Derby weekend for two couples tests the high-stakes boundaries of friendship and marriage in a witty, winning, and emotional novel by the author of Feels Like Summer. Amid the heralded springtime traditions and fabulous splendor of the Kentucky Derby, two Boston coupleslongtime friendsindulge in a once-in-a-lifetime getaway. The weekend feels like a winner. Its a milestone-birthday present for the newlyand reluctantlyturned forty Drew Starling. Her husband, Nate, has spared no expensedespite the mounting gambling debts that Drew knows nothing about. Hes certain that with his lucky charm, Drew, by his side, he can reverse his misfortunes at Churchill Downs. Joining them are friends Leslie and Graham, floundering in a twelve-year marriage that desperately needs a change of scenery, a new spark. Graham especially looks forward to being in the Starlings charmed orbit this weekend, though he wont say why. When the bourbon begins to flow and the horses thunder down the track, secrets and simmering tensions soon spill. As sure as the buglers call and the winners purse, the stakes of marriage and friendship on this revelatory weekend have never been so high.