Fresh off graduating magna cum laude from MIT and estranged from her broken family, shy, bookish Billie Banks takes a leap of faith and moves to Los Angeles to live with her volatile sister, Mickie, hoping for reconciliation. But as Billie builds a quiet, promising life and Mickie spirals into temptation and narcissism, their painful past resurfaces, pushing their fragile bond toward a devastating breaking point. Hardcover.