City of Friends
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3.5 • 57 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
The twentieth stunning book from the lauded bestselling author, Joanna Trollope.
"An extremely assured writer, with a brilliant eye for detail and a finely tuned emotional intelligence" Sunday Times
"She can be as subtle as Austen, as sharp as Bronte. Trollope's brilliant" Mail on Sunday
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 . . .
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Joanna Trollope knows about modern women—she’s been writing about them for decades. Set in London, her 20th (!) novel splits its time among the stories of four best friends whose bonds are tested when a secret comes to light. City of Friends examines the challenges posed by elderly parents, disillusioned children and present and former lovers, as well as the strains of careers. Trollope’s writing digs deeper than typical chick lit: her empathetic characters and naturalistic plotting are the reason she’s become such a bestselling author.
Customer Reviews
Characters and ending lacking
I just couldn’t grow to like some of the main characters which makes it very hard to persevere with reading. The ending was lacking....I don’t feel it tied up the story well enough.
Awful
Can’t think of one redeeming feature. Give it a miss.
Underwhelming
Not a particularly enjoyable read. I like a light, fluffy read as much as the next person, but this was poorly written, with unlikeable characters and scenes/reactions that didn't ring true. Don't even get me started on the scenes which described workplaces, workplace dynamics or 'feminist' hiring practices (believing women are inherently anything is distinctly anti-feminist and screams of unconscious bias)
I'd give it a miss