First Saturday (Hardcover)

by Rosemary O'Brien (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Audrey and her three closest friends from West Haven, Connecticut have always gotten together on the First Saturday of every month to shared life's highs and lows. But nothing has challenged them like the upcoming year will. At 35, Audrey has just found out she has cancer. What follows is an account of an enduring friendship in a world where sometimes things happen when you least expect them, and the only way to triumph over misfortune is with the help of good friends.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 217 pages
• Publisher: Quiet Storm Books; First Edition edition (October 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971429650
• ISBN-13: 978-0971429659
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,669,438 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Bound in friendship!, October 10, 2003

By A Customer

I loved the women Rosie writes about. We all know or were one of them at some point in our life. You grow to know them as if you could pick up the phone and call to see what happens next!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Celebration of Women, June 18, 2003

By A Customer

As women, we all know the extraordinary value of our female friendships. We
know the support system, the laughs, the tears. Rosemary O'Brien's "First
Saturday" is a celebration of those adult female relationships. O'Brien's writing
style flows easily off the page, bringing you instantly into these women's lives
and homes--you feel as if you are sitting there at the table with them, sipping
coffee and listening. Their stories are the stories of women everywhere--real
and raw. This book reminds us that life may not be easy, and it may not be
made easier by friends, but that you can count on your friend being there and
holding your hand throughout. When you close the last page of this book, you
feel as if you have made four new friends, and you know that through the bonds
among women, there will be a hand held out for you when you need it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Marks Rosemary O'Brien as a discernibly gifted author, May 23, 2003

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Audrey meets with her three closest friends in West Haven, Connecticut on the First Saturday of every month to share their lives, stories, and concerns. Audrey is a 35 year old woman who has just found out she has cancer. First Saturday is the story of how, together with her friends, Audrey comes to cope with this new and unknown misfortune. Deftly written and with complex, sometimes surprising, but ultimately satisfying conclusion, First Saturday marks Rosemary O'Brien as a discernibly gifted author and will leave the reader eagerly looking forward to her next novel.