Sarah Pekkanen: The Book

"Pekkanen's wry voice and engaging characters - the sisters' bumbling parents are especially lovable - keep things fresh. 3.5 out of 4 stars."

- People magazine

"With her smart, soulful novel, author Pekkanen explores the place where self and sisterhood intersect."

- Redbook magazine

"Fresh and funny and satisfying. A terrific book about sisters that actually made me laugh out loud. I was completely drawn into Lindsey’s world and rooted for her from beginning to end."

– Jennifer Weiner,
#1 New York Times bestselling author
of "Best Friends Forever"
and "In Her Shoes"

"Fresh, appealing ... the story is by turns funny and poignant."

-- Booklist

"Pekkanen's involving debut... is an honest examination of the limits we place on ourselves, with well-drawn female characters."

-- Kirkus reviews

"Simultaneously both light and satisfying, Sarah Pekkanen’s debut, The Opposite of Me, hits the delicious sweet spot in the portrait of a woman who needs to lose everything to find herself."

– Allison Winn Scotch,
New York Times bestselling author of "Time of My Life"

"It's warm, it's whimsical, and it's a winner..."

- Courier Mail (Australia)

"Pekkanen's debut novel is heartfelt and richly drawn. With a delicate touch, she had me believing and sharing every laugh and every tear - it was a completely satisfying read."

– Beth Harbison,
bestselling author of
"Hope in a Jar"

"Move over Anna Maxted and Sophie Kinsella: With this energetic debut, America now has its own bright, comic voice."

– Susan Coll,
author of "Acceptance"

the book

Read the first chapter here!

		The Opposite of Me ISBN: 978-1-4391-2198-6 ISBN (ebook): 978-1-4391-3475-7 On sale at bookstores everywhere March 9, 2010. Published by Washington Square Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Watch the trailer!

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Reminiscent of Jennifer Weiner’s In Her Shoes and Emily Giffin’s Something Borrowed, this funny, poignant debut novel explores the desire to have it all, the relationships that define us, and the complicated, irreplaceable bonds of sisterhood. People magazine gave it 3.5 out of 4 stars and Redbook magazine calls it "smart, soulful" and chose it as a March must read!

Twenty-nine year old Lindsey Rose has, for as long as she can remember, lived in the shadow of her devastatingly beautiful fraternal twin sister, Alex. Determined to get noticed, Lindsey is finally on the cusp of being named Creative Vice President of an elite New York advertising agency, after years of 80 plus-hour weeks, migraines, and profound loneliness. But during the course of one devastating night, Lindsey’s carefully-constructed life implodes.

Humiliated and desperate, she flees the glitter of Manhattan and retreats to the time warp of her parents’ Maryland home. As her sister plans her lavish wedding to her prince charming, Lindsey struggles to maintain her identity as the smart, responsible twin, while she furtively tries to put her career back together. But things get more complicated when a long-held family secret is unleashed that forces both sisters to reconsider who they are and who they are meant to be.