"Pushing boundaries as it explores the meaning of long term friendships and family, this deeply thought-provoking novel has been chosen as a LoveReading Star Book."
Emotionally astute and beautifully crafted, Among Friends delivers an unforgettable reading experience. In one weekend a thirty year old friendship is smashed to pieces. Debut author Hal Ebbott writes with a masterly pen. He slices open fear and uncertainty and grief, creating questions and provoking thoughts and feelings.
Concentrating on six characters, there is an incredible intimacy on offer as trust is broken resulting in fractured relationships. The story caused a physical ache to take up residence within me. Layers upon layers are carefully constructed before being knocked down. I flinched and felt uncertainty as I was caught up with the raw feelings that were exposed.
Despite the pain, I just couldn’t stop reading. I really wasn’t sure where the story was going to take me, and I lived on the edge of cliff throughout. I just had to include this as a Liz Pick of the Month and LoveReading Star Book. Devastatingly clever and powerful, Among Friends is highly recommended by the LoveReading team.
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER AND THE ECONOMIST
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The wives and husbands have been friends for over thirty years, their teenage daughters have grown up together, and the dinners, games, and rituals forming their days all reflect the rich bonds between them.This weekend, however, something is different. An unforeseen curdling of envy and resentment will erupt in an unspeakable act, the aftermath of which exposes treacherous fault lines upon which they have long dwelt.Written with hypnotic elegance and molten precision, and announcing the arrival of a major literary talent, Hal Ebbott's Among Friends examines betrayal within the sanctuary of a defining relationship, as well as themes of class, marriage, friendship, power, and the things we tell ourselves to preserve our finely made worlds.
Among Friends features in the following genres: Book Club Recommendations, Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Family Drama, Literary Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Social issues, Family Drama, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Love and relationships
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Among Friends was written by Hal Ebbott and published by Riverhead Books an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group
Among Friends has 320 pages
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