{"product_id":"expectation","title":"Expectation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MUST-READ SUMMER 2020 RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''If you wished \u003ci\u003eNormal People \u003c\/i\u003ehad tackled female friendship, try \u003ci\u003eExpectation\u003c\/i\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eGRAZIA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''\u003cb\u003eProfoundly intelligent and humane. Deserves to feature on many a prize shortlist'' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A brilliant exploration of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003efriendship, feminism and thwarted ambition'' PANDORA SYKES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happened to the women we were supposed to become?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHannah, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTen 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most razor-sharp and heartbreaking novel of the year, EXPECTATION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis a novel about finding your way: as a mother, a daughter, a wife, a rebel. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________________\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eThoughtful\u003c\/b\u003e, beautifully written, \u003cb\u003ehonest\u003c\/b\u003e. A\u003cb\u003e sensual book\u003c\/b\u003e. I URGE YOU TO READ IT'' \u003cb\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beautiful, sharp, moving. I urge you to read it''\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003cb\u003eELIZABETH DAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e exploration of friendship, feminism and thwarted ambition'' \u003cb\u003ePANDORA SYKES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I loved it ...\u003c\/b\u003e 10 out of 10''\u003cb\u003e BRYONY GORDON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Will resonate with approximately 99% of women'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRED MAGAZINE \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003esummer pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOne of the most \u003cb\u003eintensely\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ereadable\u003c\/b\u003e novels this year'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMETRO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003eOne of our \u003cb\u003emost gifted contemporary\u003c\/b\u003e writers'' \u003cb\u003eWATERSTONES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''SO GOOD. A ''What they did next'' story of characters from a Sally Rooney novel''\u003c\/b\u003e SARAH FRANKLIN\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003eThe story of 3 college friends, if you''re a fan of \u003cb\u003eSally Rooney\u003c\/b\u003e, you''ll love EXPECTATION'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH EXAMINER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A must-read'' \u003ci\u003eFABULOUS MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A \u003cb\u003egeneration-defining book\u003c\/b\u003e on motherhood, ambition and sex. \u003cb\u003eLike NORMAL PEOPLE\u003c\/b\u003e with female friendship under the microscope.'' \u003cb\u003eERIN KELLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Few novels leave me so genuinely \u003cb\u003ebreathless with their brilliance'' HANNAH BECKERMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eSublime'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING, \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A marvellously tangy \u003c\/b\u003eLondon novel\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eA grown-up, honest take \u003c\/b\u003eon female camaraderie. \u003cb\u003ePacked with talking points'' \u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003eHugely \u003cb\u003eabsorbing, \u003c\/b\u003emassively \u003cb\u003eenjoyable'' LISSA EVANS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Totally unputdownable, immersive, sharp, FAB'' \u003cb\u003eHARRIET EVANS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Beautifully observed study of female friendship and a moving account of the collision between aspiration and reality'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e MUST-READ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Fantastically well-realised portrait of female friendship''s joys and pains from an exciting new voice in British fiction'' \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57303042490750,"sku":"NW9781784162801","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781784162801.jpg?v=1780214544","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/expectation","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}