City of Friends by Joanna Trollope
Four Friends. One City. City of Friends is the twentieth novel from the bestselling author, Joanna Trollope
Joanna Trollope's novels address the issues and emotional journeys that face women todayIn 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 *
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 *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781509823468 |
| ISBN 10 | 1509823468 |
| Title | City of Friends |
| Author | Joanna Trollope |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2017-09-21 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for British Book Awards: Fiction Book of the Year 2018 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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