GwenCummingsisasuccessfulNewYorkwriterlivinglifeinthefastlaneandeveryone'sfavoritepartygirl.Shesharesthisroller-coasterlifestyleofhoppingfromdanceclubtobartohangoverwithboyfriendJasper-handsome,magneticandequallyattractedtolifeonthewildside.Lifeisjustanexerciseindebauchery-untilGwen'sungracefuldisplayathersisterLily'swedding,whenshegetsdrunk,commandeersthelimoandearnsherselfaDUIand28daysincourt-orderedrehab.There,Gwencomesfacetofacewithauniquesetofrules(likenocellphones)andrituals(likechanting)embracedbyanassortmentoffascinatingfellowre-habbers:Eddie,Gerhardt,Oliver,Andrea,Roshanda,andBillieJean.Ajadedcitygirltothecore,Gwenisdeterminednottoconform.ThenshemeetsCounselorCornell,whobeginstobreakthroughhercarefullyconstructeddefensesandforcehertotakeacloserlookatwhoshereallyis.Ultimately,throughthecompanionshipof!hergroupaswellasadevastatingloss,Gwengraduallyloseshercynicismandbeginsthelongstruggletotakebackherlife.Maybe,shediscovers,yourinsidescanmatchyouroutsides.