‘As always, Trollope’s dialogue sparkles, creating the brittle sense of isolation in the lives of the women, whether married or single, that makes their meetings so vital to their survival.’ Daily Express

‘A touching and compelling read.’ Closer

‘Subtle and insightful story of friendship and what happens when it’s put to the test.’ Woman & Home

‘Her many fans will relish this civilised, ladylike slice of London life’ Daily Mail

‘Trollope writes with real conviction about the glory of football … an entertaining novel’ Independent on Sunday

‘Trollope reminds us why so many women love her: she is absolutely brilliant at writing about men’ Daily Telegraph

‘Trollope knows how to deliver the goods … [Her] fans won’t be disappointed’ Sunday Times

‘Demonstrates her usual skill … works due to Trollope’s deft way of linking people together and making situations seem inevitable … This is no cosy saga … Nobody is satisfied. Satisfied characters make for a dull read and Trollope is too much of an expert to allow complacency to set in for long … Those who brand Trollope’s novels ‘Aga-sagas’ should think again. Her style has evolved … into something bitter, punchier and bang up tp date … Trollope’s gift for making wry observations on human behaviour remains unchanged …. Trollope also excels at capturing the vulnerability of children, the small enclosed world in which they operate and the devastation caused when families split and parents begin to war with one another’ Scotland on Sunday

‘An intriguing and perceptive look at a group of very different women leading diverse lives … With her customary acute observation, Joanna Trollope examines different attitudes to work, relationships and children in contemporary society … In this engrossing novel, Trollope makes her readers not only identify with her characters but also become deeply attached to them’ Books Quarterly

‘A perceptive, optimistic and very, very readable offering from the always dependable Trollope’ Now Magazine

‘A realistic and compelling story from best-selling author Trollope about friendships and the side of life we all take for granted’ Heat

‘Every Trollope novel contains some quality that hits a right and ringing note, and keeps hitting it. In Friday Nights, this authenticity resides in the characterization of the older woman, Eleanor, and the voices of the children and young people’ Stevie Davies, Independent

‘Friday Nights offers a view of friendship as the art of the possible’ TLS

‘Trollope, as ever, can be relied upon to deliver a good read’ Mail on Sunday

‘Her precise portraits of the places people come to in marriages, of the guilt that working mothers feel, of the resentment and rivalries between friends and lovers are strikingly apposite’ The Times

‘A compelling story about a side of life we all take for granted’ Heat

‘With wit and warmth, Joanna Trollope explores the complexities, the sabotages, and the shifting currents of friendship’ Western Mail

 

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