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 London’s 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.
All’s well (sort of) until the sudden arrival of a college
friend–the stunningly beautiful Portia, who’s known for
breaking hearts. Though they’ve 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
foursome’s friendships to the limit and leaves them
wondering if a happy ending is in store.
Fortunately, Cath has plenty to take her mind off Portia’s
schemes–like her gutsy decision to leave her job in
advertising to fulfill her dream of opening a bookstore. And
then there’s 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 Cath’s heart?
Told with Jane Green’s 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 Green’s most dazzling novel yet.
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