SOLVED. Adult Fiction (probably 2023). Best friends “break up” over the years; when one of them gets engaged and doesn’t have them as a bridesmaid this causes the big rift - maybe penguin house? [s]

[Lauren]

Okay so I just listened to this crazy podcast episode about someone whose ex best friend wrote a book about their friendship break up. They didn’t name the book, but said it came out within the past year and was a fiction novel by Penguin House. That being said, they may be changing those details for anonymity so that may not be the publisher or year . I’m desperately trying to figure out the book because I want to read it after listening to the podcast.

General plot: two best friends who lived across the street from each other and grew up inseparable have a friendship break up when one of them doesn’t ask her to be a bridesmaid after they had slowly been drifting apart. There’s apparently a major plot where the main character has a relationship with the friend’s brother during high school (sounds like there was maybe some non consensual or sketchy stuff with this but she didn’t go into it). There’s also a couple chapters written in second person “to” the former best friend.

[Kasey]

Listening to the same podcast right now and DYING to know!

[Kasey]

Got it!! Haley Jakobson’s, Old Enough

[Kasey]

I'm guessing though, the book just has the same named characters they mention in the podcast, Izzy and Savannah!

[Kasey]

Lauren wrote: "Okay so I just listened to this crazy podcast episode about someone whose ex best friend wrote a book about their friendship break up. They didn’t name the book, but said it came out within the pas..."
I think I've found it, its called 'Old Enough' by Haley Jakkobson!

(sorry for multiple comments!)

[Lauren]

OMG!!! You are definitely right!!! Love that you were listening to the same podcast 😂 How did you find it?! I feel like we need to come back here and comment after we read it haha.

[Kasey]

Lauren wrote: "OMG!!! You are definitely right!!! Love that you were listening to the same podcast 😂 How did you find it?! I feel like we need to come back here and comment after we read it haha."
We definitely do! I just googled "book with characters izzy and savannah friendship breakup" and it came up with an interview the author did with Vogue magazine! heres the article: https://www.vogue.com/article/haley-j...

[Lauren]

Ah totally thought those were pseudonyms and not the character names so I didn’t even think to google with those names! So obvious in retrospect. Thank you for finding it!!! You’re the best! It was driving me crazy haha.

[Kris]

Glad you found your book, Lauren.

Old Enough by Haley Jakobson - Kasey's find.