As Good as Dead

At the high-octane Iowa Writers'' Workshop, small-town Charlotte is thrilled and confounded by her relationship with charismatic and sophisticated Esmé: One moment, Esmé appears to be Charlotte''s most intimate friend; the next, her rival. After a tumultuous weekend, Charlotte''s insecurities and her resentment toward Esmé reach a fever pitch. Blindly, Charlotte strikes out--in an act of betrayal ...