From the prizewinning author of Reasons to be Cheerful comes a story about the ebb and flow of female friendship over half a lifetimeA true gift of a novel, I utterly adored it. For as long as I could make it last, the world just felt a bit nicer Meg MasonStibbe turns out more perfect, sharp, unique sentences than anyone else Caitlin MoranStibbe has an extraordinary gift Marian KeyesNina Stibbe makes being funny look easy, but thats just because shes very, very good at it Clare ChambersSusan and Norma have been best friends for years, at first thrust together by force of circumstance (a job at The Pin Cushion, a haberdashery shop in 1990s Leicestershire) and then by force of character (neither being particularly inclined to make friends with anyone else). But now, thirty years later, faced with a husband seeking immortality and Norma out of reach on a wave of professional glory, Susan begins to wonder whether she has made the right choices about life, love, work, and, most importantly, friendship. Nina Stibbes new novel is the story of the wonderful and sometimes surprising path of friendship from its conspiratorial beginnings, along its irritating wrong turns, to its final gratifying destination. Nina Stibbes very funny novels are full of charm, and her latest brilliantly captures the mordant humour of British suburban life Evening StandardI absolutely loved every single page of it! I honestly think its the funniest thing shes ever written Garth JenningsIm not surprised...

Binding: Hardback;384 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: FA; Weight: 528 g; Dimensions: 139 x 204 x 34

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