First Friends by Marcia Willett

First Friends by Marcia Willett

Cass and Kate meet at school--and are firm friends for the rest of their lives. Both marry naval officers, but Cass's infidelity has far-reaching consequences for her children--and Kate's. Many of the characters in First Friends (published in the UK as Those Who Serve) reappear in later Marcia Willett novels, and we meet their children as well. As always, Marcia Willett's wise understanding of love, loss, marriage, and parenthood is conveyed with honesty, generosity, and compassion.

Marcia Willett spent her childhood dreaming of being a ballerina, but her ambitions were dashed when she outgrew the classical dimensions required at the time. She had always enjoyed reading, and a family crisis prompted her to pursue a new career as a author, which she has never regretted. She and her husband live in a beautiful, wild region of Devon, where she enjoys having her son and his small family come.