Summary
Redel proves that female friendship is the quiet, steady engine that truly runs the world. - Hannah Tinti
At once tough and tender, funny and sad, this beautifully written novel articulates the dynamic realities of those wondrous friendships that last a lifetime. - Siri Hustvedt
From youthful scrapes to mid-life turning points, the Old Friends have faced everything together. So as Anna, their brightest spark, enters hospice, t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473651845 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473651840 |
| Author: | Victoria Redel |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 10 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 28mm |
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Redel’s prose is artful and insightful … this is a hugely moving celebration of love, life and friendship.
Terminal illness doesn’t always bring out the best in people, nor does it preclude other sorrows. To find an honest and sympathetic reflection of both truths is refreshing - Daily Mail
A celebration of life and death - ElleA hugely moving celebration of love, life and friendship … Redel’s prose is artful and insightful - S MagazineBittersweet - GraziaAn extraordinary, touching and tender story about female friendship - PrimaBrings to mind Virginia Woolf’s The Waves - BBC CulturePoetic and insightful … I have been blown away - Laura Jane Williams, author of BECOMINGAn unflinching and affecting look at how one woman’s final days change the lives of those around her - Publishers WeeklyAbout The Author
Victoria Redel
Victoria Redel was born in New York, and attended Dartmouth College and Columbia University. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines including Granta, Harvard Review, Elle and The New York Times, and she currently teaches at Sarah Lawrence College. Her debut novel, Loverboy, was adapted for a feature film directed by Kevin Bacon. Before Everything is her first novel to be published in the UK.
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