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In this sharply observed novel set in and around London, three college friends, now in their thirties, must come to terms with the gap between the lives they imagined for themselves and reality in the face of marriage, fertility struggles, and loss.
In her first year of motherhood after an unplanned pregnancy, Cate is constantly exhausted, spiraling into self-doubt and postpartum anxiety. Her husband Sam seems oblivious, but maybe she’d prefer he remain in the dark. How can she admit the unthinkable—that she misses her freedom?
In contrast, Hannah continues to endure round after round of unsuccessful IVF treatments. The process is taking its toll on her physically and emotionally—and, she worries, creating distance between her and her husband Nathan. She is godmother to Cate’s son, but every time they get together, it’s a trigger.
Beautiful and unattached, Lissa is re-evaluating what it means to be an actress in her thirties. While she fiercely resists convention, she’s also lonely. A chance encounter in the British Library with Nathan has her wondering if she missed her best chance at love when she introduced him to Hannah.
As each woman longs for what the others seemingly possess, will their bonds of friendship sustain them in this liminal phase of their lives—or will their envy and desire tear them apart?
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“Devastatingly perceptive and emotionally wise.” (The Guardian)
“A Sally Rooney-esque, evocative examination of the nature of female friendship” (i Magazine)
“A generation-defining book, honest and relatable on motherhood, ambition and sex. Like Normal People with female friendship under the microscope.” (Erin Kelly, Sunday Times Bestselling novelist)
“Hope’s writing is sublime and her characters so well fleshed out they will feel like friends at the end.” (Good Housekeeping, UK)
“Perceptive, fresh and full of heart, this is the novel about female friendship that absolutely encapsulates what it is to be a young woman today.” (Grazia Magazine)
“‘Expectation has defied all my expectations and completely redefined the friendship novel.” (Red online)
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- PublisherHarper
- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 0062994700
- ISBN 13 9780062994707
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages384
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