{"product_id":"weekend-book-charlotte-wood-9780593086438","title":"The Weekend","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 International Bestseller \u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2020 Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awar\u003c\/b\u003ed *\u003cb\u003e Shortlisted for the Stella Prize 2020 * Longlisted for the 2020 Miles Franklin Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill\u003c\/i\u003e with a dash of \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies. \u003c\/i\u003eKnife-sharp and deeply alive.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An insightful, poignant, and fiercely honest novel about female friendship and female aging.\u003cb\u003e--Sigrid Nunez, National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Friend\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Friendship, ambition, love, sexual politics and death: it's all here in one sharp, funny, heartbreaking and gorgeously-written package. I loved it' \u003cb\u003e--Paula Hawkins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree women in their seventies reunite for one last, life-changing weekend \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e in the beach house of their late friend.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Four older women have a lifelong friendship of the best kind: loving, practical, frank, and steadfast. But when Sylvie dies, the ground shifts dangerously for the remaining three. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They are Jude, a once-famous restaurateur; Wendy, an acclaimed public intellectual; and Adele, a renowned actress now mostly out of work. Struggling to recall exactly why they've remained close all these years, the grieving women gather at Sylvie's old beach house--not for festivities this time, but to clean it out before it is sold. Can they survive together without her? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Without Sylvie to maintain the group's delicate equilibrium, frustrations build and painful memories press in. Fraying tempers, an elderly dog, unwelcome guests and too much wine collide in a storm that brings long-buried hurts to the surface--and threatens to sweep away their friendship for good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Weekend \u003c\/i\u003eexplores growing old and growing up, and what happens when we're forced to uncover the lies we tell ourselves. Sharply observed and excruciatingly funny, this is a jewel of a book: a celebration of tenderness and friendship from an award-winning writer.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49577026093329,"sku":"GOR012472100","price":18.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49696474857745,"sku":"CIN0593086430G","price":4.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49981839704337,"sku":"CIN0593086430VG","price":4.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51329539473681,"sku":"CIN0593086430A","price":5.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53072054190353,"sku":"GOR014727696","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0593086430.jpg?v=1750943343","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/weekend-book-charlotte-wood-9780593086438","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}