I Was Told It Would Get Easier

Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful.” “Squashed among a bus full of strangers, mother-daughter duo Jessica and Emily Burnstein watch their carefully mapped-out college tour devolve into a series of off-roading misadventures, from the USA Today best-selling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.

Jessica and Emily Burnstein have very different ideas of how this college tour should go.

For Emily, it's a preview of freedom, exploring the possibility of her new and more exciting future.

Not that she's sure she even wants to go to college, but let's ignore that for now.

And maybe the other kids on the tour will like her more than the ones at school....They have to, right? For Jessica, it's a chance to bond with the daughter she seems to have lost.

They used to be so close, but then Goldfish crackers and Play Doh were no longer enough of a draw.

She isn't even sure if Emily likes her anymore.

To be honest, Jessica isn't sure she likes herself.