{"product_id":"the-weekend-by-charlotte-wood","title":"The Weekend by Charlotte Wood","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A compelling and vivid look at the friendships we make as women. Honest, unsettling and, like all good literature, had me asking questions about life and myself,' \u003cem\u003eHeather Rose\u003c\/em\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Museum of Modern Love\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2017 Stella Prize.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeople went on about death bringing friends together, but it wasn't true. The graveyard, the stony dirt--that's what it was like now . . . Despite the three women knowing each other better than their own siblings, Sylvie's death had opened up strange caverns of distance between them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFour older women have a lifelong friendship of the best kind: loving, practical, frank and steadfast. But when Sylvie dies, the ground shifts dangerously for the remaining three. Can they survive together without her?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThey are Jude, a once-famous restaurateur, Wendy, an acclaimed public intellectual, and Adele, a renowned actress now mostly out of work. Struggling to recall exactly why they've remained close all these years, the grieving women gather for Christmas at Sylvie's old beach house--not for festivities, but to clean the place out before it is sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWithout Sylvie to maintain the group's delicate equilibrium, frustrations build and painful memories press in. Fraying tempers, an elderly dog, unwelcome guests and too much wine collide in a storm that brings long-buried hurts to the surface--and threatens to sweep away their friendship for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Weekend\u003c\/em\u003e explores growing old and growing up, and what happens when we're forced to uncover the lies we tell ourselves. Sharply observed and excruciatingly funny, this is a jewel of a book: a celebration of tenderness and friendship that is nothing short of a masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eContemporary - Australia - Literary Fiction - Friendship - Chick Lit - Womens - Australian Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wood, Charlotte","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback:","offer_id":44795453702230,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/2350\/4982\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_76a99245-3d7c-4dfa-9a0f-d0cb2141b357.jpg?v=1781690231","url":"https:\/\/www.secondhandpages.com.au\/products\/the-weekend-by-charlotte-wood","provider":"Secondhand Pages ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}