Christine Weiser’s debut novel follows the fictive all-girl underground rock-group, Broad Street, through the highs and lows of struggling for success in the male-dominated Philadelphia rock scene. When Kit Greene and Margo Bevilacqua make a drunken pact to form a band with the sole purpose of outshining the musical men in their lives, they have no idea what awaits them: gigs in seedy bars, obsessed fans, threats from a stalker, parties with biker gangs, and a seemingly endless quest to secure a steady drummer. Meanwhile, both women must learn to juggle their personal, professional and musical lives as they deal with ex-boyfriends, mind-numbing day jobs and hard-to-please parents as they claw their way to the top of the Philly rock pile. Through it all, Kit and Margo begin to realize that they don’t have to sell a million records to find success. Rather, true happiness comes from learning to harmonize all of the facets of their lives. After all, girls just want to have fun.
