Bookends

Bookends by Jane Green 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.