“This is my favorite novel of 2018. Your heart will grow after reading this story about the healing power of friendship.” ―Norah O’Donnell, CBS This Morning Co-Host

“In The Cast, Blumenfeld deftly reminds us how friendship and love, when cultivated over decades, can transcend even the darkest moments. A heartfelt, moving page-turner.” ―Fiona Davis, best-selling author of The Address

“In her captivating and wholly engrossing debut, Blumenfeld pulls the reader in from the very beginning. She deftly handles the perspective of multiple characters as well as writing about complicated issues with levity and grace. This well-told story is timely and relatable and leaves the reader wondering how she would handle similar situations.”―Susie Orman Schnall, author of Subway Girls and The Balance Project

“Amy Blumenfeld’s The Cast is a heartfelt story about growing up, growing together, and sometimes growing apart amid life’s gifts and grief. Ultimately, it is a novel about love and transformation. Readers will cheer and shed more than a few tears for these childhood friends, who come together for a reunion weekend against the backdrop of a dark history―one that resurfaces and tests their bonds.” ―Wendy Ruderman, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and co-author of Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in The City Of Brotherly Love

“Brimming with tenderness, humor and heart, The Cast expertly explores how the experiences in childhood forever shape our adulthood. Blumenfeld has created richly-drawn characters who are flawed and relatable and easy to root for despite their mistakes. This is a must read novel!” ―Elyssa Friedland author of The Intermission 

“It only took one page before I wished I were Becca’s friend. By page 25, I’d already laughed out loud and cried too. Amy Blumenfeld has masterfully captured the depth and magic of decades-long friendships in a story that moves effortlessly between two life-changing events that occur 25 years apart. Each character is someone you’ll recognize. Each step on their journey together is one you’ll feel in your bones. Blumenfeld has a true gift for storytelling that leaves you hoping it never has to end.” ―Elizabeth Anne Shaw, FamilyFun Magazine Editor in Chief 

Winner, 2018 IPPY Gold Medal for Popular Fiction

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