Expectation

THE MUST-READ SUMMER 2020 RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 'If you wished Normal People had tackled female friendship; try Expectation' GRAZIA 'Profoundly intelligent and humane. Deserves to feature on many a prize shortlist' GUARDIAN 'A brilliant exploration of friendship; feminism and thwarted ambition' PANDORA SYKES ______________________ What happened to the women we were supposed to become? Hannah; Cate and Lissa are young; vibrant and inseparable. Living on the edge of a common in East London; their shared world is ablaze with art and activism; romance and revelry - and the promise of everything to come. They are electric. They are the best of friends. Ten years on; they are not where they hoped to be. Amidst flailing careers and faltering marriages; each hungers for what the others have. And each wrestles with the same question: what does it take to lead a meaningful life? The most razor-sharp and heartbreaking novel of the year; EXPECTATION is a novel about finding your way: as a mother; a daughter; a wife; a rebel. ___________________ 'Thoughtful; beautifully written; honest. A sensual book. I URGE YOU TO READ IT' MARIAN KEYES 'Beautiful; sharp; moving. I urge you to read it'' ELIZABETH DAY 'A brilliant exploration of friendship; feminism and thwarted ambition' PANDORA SYKES 'I loved it ... 10 out of 10' BRYONY GORDON 'Will resonate with approximately 99% of women' RED MAGAZINE summer pick 'One of the most intensely readable novels this year' METRO 'One of our most gifted contemporary writers' WATERSTONES 'SO GOOD. A 'What they did next' story of characters from a Sally Rooney novel' SARAH FRANKLIN 'The story of 3 college friends; if you're a fan of Sally Rooney; you'll love EXPECTATION' IRISH EXAMINER 'A must-read' FABULOUS MAGAZINE 'A generation-defining book on motherhood; ambition and sex. Like NORMAL PEOPLE with female friendship under the microscope.' ERIN KELLY 'Few novels leave me so genuinely breathless with their brilliance' HANNAH BECKERMAN 'Sublime' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING; Book of the Year 'A marvellously tangy London novel' DAILY MAIL 'A grown-up; honest take on female camaraderie. Packed with talking points' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Hugely absorbing; massively enjoyable' LISSA EVANS 'Totally unputdownable; immersive; sharp; FAB' HARRIET EVANS 'Beautifully observed study of female friendship and a moving account of the collision between aspiration and reality' DAILY MAIL MUST-READ 'Fantastically well-realised portrait of female friendship's joys and pains from an exciting new voice in British fiction' DAILY TELEGRAPH