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City of Friends
City of Friends
paperback
Published:
21 September, 2017
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Description
The number one bestselling novel from highly acclaimed author Joanna Trollope, City of Friends is an emotional journey portraying the multiple frustrations, pressures and hidden agonies of four women.
The day Stacey Grant loses her job feels like the last day of her life. Or at least, the only life she'd ever known. For who was she if not a City high-flyer, Senior Partner at one of the top private equity firms in London?
As Stacey starts to reconcile her old life with the new – one without professional achievements or meetings, but instead, long days at home with her dog and ailing mother, waiting for her successful husband to come home – she at least has The Girls to fall back on. Beth, Melissa and Gaby. The girls, now women, had been best friends from the early days of university right through their working lives, and for all the happiness and heartbreaks in between.
But these career women all have personal problems of their own, and when Stacey's redundancy forces a betrayal to emerge that was supposed to remain secret, their long cherished friendships will be pushed to their limits . . .
'Fiendishly well plotted and, with its glittering London settings, full of urban glamour' – Daily Mail
'A delightfully grown-up tale' – Mail on Sunday
Prizes
Short-listed for British Book Awards: Fiction Book of the Year 2018 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781509823468 |
| ISBN10 | 1509823468 |
| Number Of Pages | 352 |
| Item Weight | 244 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 196 x 23 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Pan Macmillan |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Joanna Trollope's novels address the issues and emotional journeys that face women today. In this, her 20th novel, she turns a sharp and reflective eye upon four friends in their workplaces . . . As the novel progresses, each woman is forced to question herself and to ask what really matters. How important is work? How much more do women have to put up with in the workplace than men? What price transparency, especially among friends? The author addresses all these questions with her customary insight and wisdom, depicting the characters with warmth and psychological veracity, drawing the reader deep into their lives * S Magazine, Sunday Express *
Ventures into tough new territories of female experience * Sunday Times *
It's fiendishly well plotted and, with its glittering London settings, full of urban glamour * Daily Mail *
Explores the multiple frustrations, pressures and hidden agonies of the lives of modern women * Metro *
This is a delightfully grown-up tale, deftly balancing escapist details with relatable office and home challenges, including ageing parents, rebellious teens and boardroom ethics. Poised and insightful, it's a paean to the joys of leaning in - especially when the going gets tough * Mail on Sunday *
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Author's Bio
Joanna Trollope is the author of twenty highly acclaimed and bestselling novels, including The Rector's Wife, Marrying the Mistress and Daughters in Law. She was appointed OBE in 1996, and a trustee of the National Literacy Trust in 2012. She has chaired the Whitbread and Orange Awards, as well as being a judge of many other literature prizes; she has been part of two DCMS panels on public libraries and is patron of numerous charities, including Meningitis Now, and Chawton House Library. In 2014, she updated Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility as the opening novel in the Austen Project. City of Friends is her twentieth novel.