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Bookends

All is well with the four friends who live in London's West Hampsted until the sudden arrival of a college friend--the stunningly beautiful Portia. Though they've grown up and grown apart from Portia, the four friends welcome her back into the fold. 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.

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  • "All is well with the four friends who live in London's West Hampsted until the sudden arrival of a college friend--the stunningly beautiful Portia. Though they've grown up and grown apart from Portia, the four friends welcome her back into the fold. 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."@en
  • "The world of four lifelong friends--best friends Catherine and Simon, both unlucky in love, and Josh and Lucy, happily married to each other--is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of Portia, a beautiful college friend with a reputation for breaking hearts."
  • "Cath and Si are best friends. Total opposites, always together and both unlucky in love. Cath is messy and emotionally closed, and Si is impossibly tidy and catty. They live near each other in West Hampstead, close to their other best friends Josh and Lucy - who are married, with a devil-spawn child called Max and a terrifying Swedish nanny, Ingrid. Then the beautiful Portia steps back into their lives. Portia, who broke their collective hearts one night, and whose reappearance sets off a chain of events that tests Cath and her friends to the limit. Does Portia have a hidden agenda, or is she just looking for happy endings all round? Whatever the answers, none of them could ever predict the outcome."@en
  • "In this idyllic tale that takes up the lives of three college chums 10 years after graduation. Josh is happily married to Lucy, Cath is unmarried and overweight but contented and successful, and Si is Cath's happily gay best friend. When Cath and Lucy decide to open a cute little bookstore/cafe, they encounter a realtor/painter named James."@en
  • "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.From the Hardcover edition."@en
  • "Cath and Si are best friends, both unlucky in love. Cath is scatty, messy and emotionally closed, Si is impossibly tidy, bitchy and desperate for a man of his own. When Portia steps back into their lives, her reappearance sets off a chain of events that tests them to the limit."
  • "The lives of four British friends, and a terrifying Swedish nanny named Ingrid, are changed by the return of a stunningly beautiful college friend named Portia."
  • "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? 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."@en
  • "Now in paperback, and told with 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."@en
  • "De vriendschap tussen een groepje dertigers komt onder druk te staan door de komst van een oude studievriendin op wie ieder destijds stiekem verliefd was."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "English fiction"
  • "Anglické romány"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Powieść angielska"@pl
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Love stories"
  • "Bildungsromans"
  • "Bildungsromans"@en

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  • "Líos, libros y más líos"
  • "Líos, libros y más líos"@es
  • "West-End-Girls Roman"
  • "Kærlighed og venskab"@da
  • "Bookends"@en
  • "Bookends"
  • "Knihárna"
  • "Llibres i embolics"@ca
  • "Líos, libros y más libros"@es
  • "Llibres i embolics"
  • "Od A do Z"@pl
  • "Les millefeuilles de Lucy"
  • "Oude vrienden, nieuwe kansen"
  • "West-End-Girls : Roman"
  • "Bookends : a novel"
  • "Bookends: a novel"@en
  • "Bookends : a novel"@en
  • "Voltiamo pagina"
  • "Voltiamo pagina"@it
  • "Bookends a novel"@en
  • "Bookends A Novel"@en

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