The Weekend

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen And Unwin
Publisher Place: Crows Nest
Publisher Year: 2019
Edition: First Edition

Description: 256 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: People went on about death bringing friends together, but it wasnt true. The graveyard, the stony dirt - thats what it was like now . . . Despite the three women knowing each other better than their own siblings, Sylvies death had opened up strange caverns of distance between them.Four older women have a lifelong friendship of the best kind: loving, practical, frank and steadfast. But when Sylvie dies, the ground shifts dangerously for the remaining three. Can they survive together without her They are Jude, a once-famous restaurateur, Wendy, an acclaimed public intellectual, and Adele, a renowned actress now mostly out of work. Struggling to recall exactly why theyve remained close all these years, the grieving women gather for Christmas at Sylvies old beach house - not for festivities, but to clean the place out before it is sold. Without Sylvie to maintain the groups delicate equilibrium, frustrations build and painful memories press in. Fraying tempers, an elderly dog, unwelcome guests and too much wine collide in a storm that brings long-buried hurts to the surface - and threatens to sweep away their friendship for good.The Weekend explores growing old and growing up, and what happens when were forced to uncover the lies we tell ourselves. Sharply observed and excruciatingly funny, this is a jewel of a book: a celebration of tenderness and friendship that is nothing short of a masterpiece.

ISBN: 9781760292010