City of Friends

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Four Friends. One City. City of Friends is the twentieth novel from the bestselling author, Joanna Trollope Stacey leaned forward, gripping the edge of the bench, and stared at the ground. God, she thought, am I losing my mind? Is this what happens when you lose your job? The day Stacey Grant is made redundant 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 high-flying City worker? As Stacey’s life closes in on her, caring for her increasingly vulnerable mother and waiting for her successful husband to return home, she at least has The Girls to fall back on. Beth, Melissa and Gaby. The girls, now women, had been there for each other since university, and this would be no different. But these career women have 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 . . . I love it’ Daily Mail `Trollope’s observations are as astute as ever . . . Cleverly tackles contemporary issues and the question: can women have it all?’ Scotsman An emotional journey portraying the multiple frustrations, pressures and hidden agonies of four women. City of Friends is the number one bestselling novel from the highly acclaimed author, Joanna Trollope.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 . . .'It's fiendishly well plotted and, with its glittering London settings, full of urban glamour' - Daily Mail

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Joanna Trollope (Auteur) - Verschenen op 21/09/2017 bij Mc Millan Libri