Three friends, all exhausted young mothers living in Paris, escape to Tunisia for a New Year's getaway. By the hotel pool, they savour a rare moment of freedom, reliving past mistakes (and making new ones) while dreaming of adventure. Three years later, they reunite for another holiday, this time at a remote, disused lighthouse off the coast of Brittany. But the easy camaraderie of their earlier trip has faded. Tensions simmer, and long-held dynamics begin to shift - especially when it's revealed that one of them is writing a film inspired by their friendship.
Full of humour and insight, Nolwenn Le Blevennec's latest novel explores growing up, growing apart and the rich, if painful, bonds of female friendship.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Praise for Friends and Lovers:
'Fast, uninhibited and stylish. Like Jules et Jim without the men.'
- Mariel Franklin, author of Bonding
'Nimbly translated into English by Madeleine Rogers [...] Explores the boundaries of friendship and what it can withstand [...] Enjoyable, erudite and witty. The writing is precise and the imagery artful [...] It is certainly a book to take on holiday, though readers are advised to leave their screenplays about their travel companions at home.'
- The TLS
Praise for Nolwenn Le Blevennec's previous work:
'A subtle, singular novel of profound insight, delivered in a voice so hilarious, intimate and frank, it was as if I suddenly had a zany French genius for my best friend. I enjoyed this book so much it felt illicit.'
- Isobel Wohl, author of Cold New Climate
'An incisive and exhilarating debut.'
- Le Monde
'Woody Allen meets Annie Ernaux.'
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Maße
Höhe: 194 mm
Breite: 123 mm
Dicke: 23 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-908670-91-5 (9781908670915)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Nolwenn Le Blevennec is a journalist and writer. She is editor-in-chief at L'Obs, and lives in Paris. Friends and Lovers is her second novel; her first, As The Eagle Flies, was published by Peirene in 2023.
