From the prize-winning author of Reasons to be Cheerful comes a story about the ebb and flow of female friendship over half a lifetime A 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 Mason Wonderful . . . Her best yet Kathy Burke I loved it so SO much! Funnier than ever but with a new depth and maturity Marian Keyes _______________________________________ Susan 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 Stibbe s 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. _________________________________________________ A lovingly observed testament to the complexities and profundities of female friendship Elizabeth Day Nina Stibbe is not just very funny but absolutely life-affirming Jenny Colgan Stibbe writes some of the best-turned comic sentences in contemporary writing. Like Susan, she makes it look easier than it must be Sunday Times Nina Stibbe is one of our funniest novelists - it s time to take her seriously Daily Telegraph Stibbe is one of the all-time greats Daisy Buchanan Clever and funny, it takes a sharp look at the intricacies of marriage, friendship, work and driving. As with all Stibbe s writing there is a pleasingly perfect balance of wisdom with jokes Cathy Rentzenbrink For beautifully funny and well-observed comic writing, Nina Stibbe is your go-to
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