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  • Published: 1 December 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409011514
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

The Best Of Friends




A poignant novel about friendships and betrayal.

Let multi-million copy bestselling author Joanna Trollope draw you into this perceptive and prescient novel that will keep you gripped. She has a real skill in creating credible characters - and delving into our deepest thoughts and emotions. Perfect for readers of Elizabeth Noble, Erica James and Amanda Prowse, this is a novel that will stay with you for a long time...
'Trollope at her best' -- Spectator
'Undeniably warmhearted and socially topical...above all a novel filled with good advice' -- Observer
'Truly, I couldn't put it down. I'm telling you, Trollope is a significant chronicler' -- Daily Mail
'Trollope has a keen ear for the yelps of distress, as lives are sliced in half by
shabby betrayal... A book that is as enjoyable as it is thoughtful' -- The Times
'An absorbing read' -- ***** Reader review
'Great story, very touching but - a wonderful read' -- ***** Reader review
'An excellent book which I couldn't put down' -- ***** Reader review
'Joanna Trollope never fails in her story telling' -- ***** Reader review
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DOES 'FRIENDS' EVER REALLY MEAN JUST 'FRIENDS'?

Gina and Laurence have been the best of friends ever since they were teenagers. Love has never been a factor.
Now, Gina is married to the exquisitely tasteful Fergus and lives in stylish perfection in a huge house; Laurence is married to down-to-earth Hilary and lives in the Bee House, a home and hotel.

When, with elegant disdain, Fergus announces that he is leaving Gina and their teenage daughter, Gina's misery ricochets through the two homes and she turns for emotional support to Laurence, her dearest friend.

And as Laurence gives comfort, so his own marriage and the stability of his children edges towards destruction ...

  • Published: 1 December 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409011514
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

About the author

Joanna Trollope

Joanna Trollope is the author of many highly acclaimed bestselling novels. She has also written a study of women in the British Empire, Britannia's Daughters, as well as a number of historical novels.

Born in Gloucesterhire, she now lives in London. She was appointed OBE in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours List and CBE in 2019.

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Praise for The Best Of Friends

At times funny, at others achingly sad, this book will cheer you and charm you

She

Trollope at her best

Spectator

Trollope has a keen ear for the yelps of distress, as lives are sliced in half by shabby betrayal... A book that is as enjoyable as it is thoughtful

The Times

Trollope's bleakest and most satisfying work to date

The Sunday Times

Truly, I couldn't put it down. I'm telling you, Trollope is a significant chronicler

Daily Mail

Undeniably warmhearted and socially topical...above all a novel filled with good advice

Observer