Booklist
Rachel Walsh would describe herself as too large, unsexy, middle class, broke, and misunderstood. She would also deny that she has a "drug problem", but when her father insists that she go to The Cloisters, a ritzy rehabilitation centre in Ireland, she jumps at the chance to lounge around with actors and rock stars. Instead, she encounters a lot of middle-aged men in brown cardigans and is surprised to discover that she's expected to help with the chores. She's shocked, too, by the lengthy accounts her loved ones have written the shrinks about her drug and alcohol use, habitual borrowing of money, and one-night stands. Rachel eventually realizes that she's in denial, and then she begins to worry. Will she ever be forgiven? Will Luke, a gorgeous junk with no fashion sense, ever desire her again? Keyes' intriguing, fast-paced account of an addict's recovery features persoanble characters with realistic blends of humour and imperfections and a heroine, who, despite her exasperating self-pity and shallowness is witty enough to keep readers rooting for her.