To My Best Friends
By (Author) Sam Baker
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
1st September 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 26mm
300g
Nicci Morrison was always the first of her friends to do everything
But she wasn't meant to be the first to die.
Saying goodbye is never easy, but at least Nicci has one last chance to make a difference before she goes. Shes decided to leave letters giving her most treasured possessions to her closest friends.
To her single friend Mona she bequeaths her husband David, little knowing her best friend found The One a long time agoTo childless Jo, Nicci leaves the care of her three-year-old twin daughters. Jo however is finding it hard enough to cope with the fortnightly arrival of her stepsons. To Lizzie she leaves her garden. But while Lizzie is loyally tending Niccis plants, the parts of her own life that are in desperate need of attention are falling by the wayside.
But Nicci didnt always know best, and she couldnt
have imagined the changes and challenges her letters set in motion for the loved ones shes left behind.
Praise for To My Best Friends:
Youll need someone to discuss it with as soon as youve turned the final page, and make sure you have tissues to hand. The Independent on Sunday
Conceptually brilliant and exceptionally moving. Rachel Johnson, The Lady Magazine
I cried buckets, this book is amazing Melissa Hill (Author)
a bittersweet tale of friendship, frocks and very modern families." **** The Sun's Buzz magazine
"A warm, wise page-turner that has the wit of Sex And The City and the emotion of P.S. I Love You." Red (Top ten beach reads august issue)
"An exploration of the power and pitfalls of female friendship, it's both funny and moving." The Culture Edit, Net-a-porter.com
Heartfelt."**** Star
To My Best Friends is smart, poignant and real. Heat
I finally got round to reading the book (not for want of trying) and love it. Lauren Laverne
a warm, inspiring story about love, friendship and letting go. Good Housekeeping
an emotional, life-affirming novel about the power of female friendships. Grazia
There aren't many books that can make me properly sob, but this is one of them. Cleverly structured, To My Best Friends is a grown-up tale of love and loss that got me thinking about the complicated nature of female friendship, with all its joys and sorrows. Sam Baker's writing is humane and life-affirming Jojo Moyes
Sam Baker has written a glorious hymn to one of the strongest, yet most underestimated loves in life that of the woman for her girlfriends. You will love this book, I promise Allison Pearson
really engaging and entertaining, a really good read Jane Fallon
A gorgeous indulgence of a novel. Full of friendship, flirting and frocks. Its irresistible Adele Parks
Sam Baker grew up in Hampshire and after a degree in politics at Birmingham University became a journalist, going on to edit some of the UK's biggest magazines. For six years she was Editor in Chief of Red magazine, where she set up the Red Hot Women Awards recognising achievement across politics, science, tech, the arts, media and charity, as well as championing support for Refuge, the charity for victims of domestic abuse. In 2015 she co-founded and launched The Pool with Lauren Laverne, the online platform that makes inspiring and original content for busy women. Sam is married to the novelist Jon Courtenay Grimwood and lives in Winchester. When shes not working or writing she escapes by devouring crime novels or watching box sets.