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The Best of Friends
1997 Nominated

The Best of Friends

Joanna Trollope

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

The story of Gina and Laurence, childhood friends whose relationship takes a new turns when Gina’s husband unexpectedly leaves her. Set in middle-class England, the novel examines the theme of marriage break-up and the effects on the families involved in particular on Sophy, Gina’s adolescent daughter.

Joanna Trollope

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Joanna
Trollope

Joanna Trollope has been writing fiction for more than 30 years. Some of her best known works include The Rector's Wife (her first #1 bestseller), A Village Affair, Other People's Children, and Marrying the Mistress. She was awarded the OBE in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honors List for services to literature. She lives in England.
Joanna Trollope has been writing fiction for more than 30 years. Some of her best known works include The Rector's Wife (her first #1 bestseller), A Village Affair, Other People's Children, and Marrying the Mistress. She was awarded the OBE in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honors List for services to literature. She lives in England.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United Kingdom
Author
Joanna Trollope
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Nominating Library
Médiatheque Francois-Mitterrand de Poitiers - France, Cardiff Central Library - UK

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