Synopses & Reviews
On the heels of her national bestsellers Jemima J and Mr. Maybe, British sensation Jane Green delivers a sparkling tale of old friends reunited and old jealousies rekindled.
Catherine Warner and Simon Nelson are best friends: total opposites, always together, and both unlucky in love. Cath is scatterbrained, messy, and since she had her heart broken a few years back emotionally closed off. Si is impossibly tidy, bitchy, and desperate for a man of his own. They live in Londons West Hampstead along with their lifelong friends, Josh and Lucy, who are happily married with a devil-spawn child and a terrifying Swedish nanny, Ingrid.
Alls well (sort of) until the sudden arrival of a college friend the stunningly beautiful Portia, whos known for breaking hearts. Though theyve grown up and grown apart from Portia, the four friends welcome her back into the fold. But does Portia have a hidden agenda or is she merely looking to reconnect with old friends? Her reappearance soon unleashes a rollicking series of events that tests the foursomes friendships to the limit and leaves them wondering if a happy ending is in store.
Fortunately, Cath has plenty to take her mind off Portias schemes like her gutsy decision to leave her job in advertising to fulfill her dream of opening a bookstore. And then theres James, the sexy real-estate agent who keeps dropping by even after the bookstore deal is done. With his irresistible smile and boyish charm could he be the one to melt Caths heart?
Told with Jane Greens captivating wit and flare, Bookends is above all a story about friendship its twists, turns and complications and how it weathers the challenges of love, ambition, marriage, and, most of all, growing up. Warmhearted, sophisticated, and full of delicious surprises, Bookends is Greens most dazzling novel yet.
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"Funny and poignant you'll devour it in one sitting." Cosmopolitan
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"The author of the successful Mr. Maybe does it again." She
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"With more warmth and fuzziness than Harrod's sweater department, up-and-comer Green offers a near-perfect and near perfectly cliched romantic wish-fulfillment fantasy, complete with perfect gay best friend, perfect bookshop, perfect Hugh Grant-like love object, and perfectly coy tricks to keep the lovers apart for 400 pages." Kirkus Reviews
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"Quick, witty, unputdownable and perfect beach reading. Don't miss it." Daily Mirror
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"A hugely enjoyable novel about love and friendship." Daily Express
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"Green has a knack for creating both atmosphere and characters that ring true...." Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
Now In Paperback, Jane Green's Bestselling Tale Of Old Friends Reunited And Old Jealousies Rekindled.
About the Author
Jane Green worked for many years as a journalist, with occasional forays into public relations for film, television, and the odd celebrity. The author of four other novels, including Straight Talking, Jemima J, Mr. Maybe, and Babyville, she lives outside New York City with her husband and two children.