Friends Like These
'This summer's must-read' - The Times
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
'This summer's must read' - The Times
'An irresistible account of female friendship … Nobody describes the strength, pain and comedy of being young as elegantly and eloquently as Meg Rosoff' – Amanda Craig
'A wonderful, captivating writer' – Daily Telegraph
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From the incomparable Meg Rosoff, bestselling author of How I Live Now and The Great Godden, comes an alluring coming-of-age tale about the summer that changes everything.
New York City. June, 1982. When eighteen-year-old Beth arrives in Manhattan for a prestigious journalism internship, everything feels brand new – and not always in a good way. A cockroach-infested sublet and a disaffected roommate are the least of her worries, and she soon finds herself caught up with her fellow interns – preppy Oliver, ruthless Dan and ridiculously cool, beautiful, wild Edie.
Soon, Beth and Edie are best friends – the sort of heady, all-consuming best-friendship that's impossible to resist. But with the mercury rising and deceit mounting up, betrayal lies just around the corner. Who needs enemies … when you have friends like these?
From bestselling, award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes a gritty, intoxicating novel about a summer of unforgettable firsts: of independence, lies, love and the inevitable loss of innocence. Sharp and irresistible, it's perfect for fans of Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends and Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Rosoff (The Great Golden) offers a heady exploration of mental health, first love, and fierce female friendships in this atmospheric read. It's 1983, and 17-year-old Beth has just arrived in New York City from Providence, R.I. Having broken a story revealing that her high school was denying students admission based on religion and race, she's now spending the summer before college interning at a major N.Y.C. publication, and is both intimidated and exhilarated by the opportunity. There, she befriends fellow intern Edie, a savvy native New Yorker who takes medication for her self-described "neurotic complex." Even as she finds her footing in her internship, Beth feels out of place ("Wrong hair, wrong shoes, wrong way of standing.... All wrong"). But Edie helps her settle into her new life and, together, the white and Jewish teens make themselves indispensable at the paper, update Beth's limited wardrobe, and bask in the air conditioning of Edie's family's apartment. Everything feels like a dream until Edie begins acting strangely, prompting rapid change in their friendship. Through the girls' intense and complicated relationship, Rosoff depicts a rousing tale that centers an ambitious yet insecure teenager learning to take control of her life and desires. Ages 14–up.
