


Rachel’s status as Darcy’s maid-of-honor serves as a reminder that she constantly lives in Darcy’s shadow. Rachel feels tremendous jealousy towards Darcy, who not only has a fancy job, but is also planning her dream wedding to Dex. She finds her job as an attorney at a Manhattan law firm unsatisfying, and envies Darcy’s glamorous job at a PR firm. She’s failed to accomplish her life’s goals, which center on getting married and starting a family, as well as attaining a fulfilling career.

Rachel begins the story plagued by insecurities on the eve of her 30th birthday. Something Borrowed follows protagonist Rachel White as she begins an affair with Dexter Thaler, the fiancé of her best friend, Darcy Rhone. Giffin currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and children and released her 11th novel in 2022. It was there that she wrote Something Borrowed, which was published soon after its completion. Although the novel was initially rejected, Giffin eventually retired from the legal profession and moved to London to pursue writing full time. In her spare time, she started working on the manuscript for a novel. Giffin began her career practicing litigation in Manhattan after attending the University of Virginia Law School.
