‘This summer’s must read’ – <\/b>The Times<\/i>‘An irresistible account of female friendship ? Nobody describes the strength, pain and comedy of being young as elegantly and eloquently as Meg Rosoff’ <\/b>– Amanda Craig ‘A wonderful, captivating writer’ <\/b>– Daily Telegraph<\/i>__________________<\/b> From the incomparable Meg Rosoff, bestselling author of How I Live Now <\/i>and The Great Godden<\/i>, comes an alluring coming-of-age tale about the summer that changes everything.<\/b> New York City. June, 1982. When eighteen-year-old Beth arrives in Manhattan for a prestigious journalism internship, everything feels brand new – and not always in a good way. A cockroach-infested sublet and a disaffected roommate are the least of her worries, and she soon finds herself caught up with her fellow interns – preppy Oliver, ruthless Dan and ridiculously cool, beautiful, wild Edie. Soon, Beth and Edie are best friends – the sort of heady, all-consuming best-friendship that’s impossible to resist. But with the mercury rising and deceit mounting up, betrayal lies just around the corner. Who needs enemies ? when you have friends like these? From bestselling, award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes a gritty, intoxicating novel about a summer of unforgettable firsts: of independence, lies, love and the inevitable loss of innocence. Sharp and irresistible, it’s perfect for fans of Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends <\/i>and Exciting Times<\/i> by Naoise Dolan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New York City. June, 1982. When eighteen-year-old Beth arrives in Manhattan for a prestigious journalism internship, everything feels brand new – and not always in a good way. A cockroach-infested sublet and a disaffected roommate are the least of her worries, and she soon finds herself caught up with her fellow interns – preppy Oliver, ruthless Dan and ridiculously cool, beautiful, wild Edie. Soon, Beth and Edie are best friends – the sort of heady, all-consuming best-friendship that’s impossible to resist. But with the mercury rising and deceit mounting up, betrayal lies just around the corner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[296],"product_tag":[579],"class_list":["post-93441","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-young-adults","product_tag-personal-social-issues-self-awareness-self-esteem-childrens-teenage","pa_book_author-rosoff-meg","pa_cover-hardback","pa_dewey-823-92-edition23","pa_edition-hardback-original","pa_imprint-bloomsbury-young-adult","pa_language-english","pa_pages-8931","pa_publisher-bloomsbury-young-adult","pa_readership-young-adult-code-c","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n