My Best Friend's Girl
By (Author) Dorothy Koomson
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Review
25th February 2020
20th September 2018
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
448
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
An emotional and moving page-turner from the Sunday Times bestselling author of TELL ME YOUR SECRET and THE BRIGHTON MERMAID
Kamryn Matika has no responsibilities - one birthday card will change that forever...Best friends Kamryn Matika and Adele Brannon though nothing could come between them - until Adele did the unthinkable and slept with Kamryn's fiance Nate. Worse still, she got pregnant and had his child. When Kamryn discovered the truth about their betrayal she vowed never to see any of them again.Years later, Kamryn receives a letter from Adele asking her to visit her in hospital. Adele is dying and begs Kamryn to adopt her daughter Tegan. With a great job and hectic social life, the last thing Kamryn needs is a five-year-old daughter to disrupt things. Especially not one who reminds her of Nate. But with n on else to take care of Tegan and Adele fading fast, does she have any other choice So begins a difficult journey that leads Kamryn towards forgiveness, love, responsibility and, ultimately, a better understanding of herself.Readers love Dorothy Koomson:'I was laughing and crying from page one . . . a very moving read' Adele Parks'Both funny and moving, this will have you reaching for the tissues. . . A heart-breaking tale' CloserI was laughing and crying from page one. Koomson deals with grown-up issues: friendship, death, betrayal and forgiveness - a very moving read.
Both funny and moving, this will have you reaching for the tissues... A heart-breaking tale. - CloserI enjoyed it immensely and I did have to dab away a little tear as early as page twoTotally enjoyable - New WomanDOROTHY KOOMSON is an award-winning, internationally bestselling author and journalist whose books have been translated into more than 30 languages, with sales that exceed 2 million copies in the UK alone.
Her third novel, My Best Friend's Girl (2006) was selected for the Richard & Judy Summer Reads Book Club, while a TV adaptation based on The Ice Cream Girls was shown on ITV1 in 2013. Dorothy was featured on the 2021 Powerlist as one of the most influential Black people in Britain and appeared in GQ Style as a Black British trailblazer. She loves reading and writing, and is passionate about supporting other writers no matter what stage they are at in their career.