​Worlds collide when cautious, small-town Meriel-Claire meets her well-heeled college roommate, the self-assured, charismatic Daneen. But when Daneen insinuates herself into Meriel's family, grudges and deficits begin to accumulate. 
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When Meriel-Claire's passion for order and numbers leads her into a career as a debt counsellor, she discovers straightening out the books for strangers is far easier than reconciling her own complicated relationships. Eventually, Daneen's exploitative behavior will force Meriel to reconsider the high cost of loyalty.
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With wit and remarkable insight, this debut novel takes a fresh look at our tendency to treat love as a balance sheet. 
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Michael Crummey named Ledger one of his 2015 Best Books of the Year, calling it a subtle, deeply affecting novel. "A story about friendship, family and debts of all description: financial, emotional, generational, literary. There are a lot of balls in the air here, and Vryenhoek juggles them with a professional ease."