The mutual friend : a novel
(Book)

Manhattan, 2015: Alice Quick is barely scraping by as a nanny. She wants sign up for the MCAT and start chasing her dream of becoming a doctor, but is besieged by distractions. There's her phone, which she can't seem to put down. Her new roommate Roxy's thirst for adventure. Alice's tech millionaire brother who is having a religious awakening, and his wife who is having an emotional breakdown. Finally, the biggest distraction of all: Love. Over the summer they slide in and out of each other's lives, fall in and out of love, and face various scandals. -- adapted from jacket