WHO YOUR FRIENDS ARE IBD

Sinopse

In the 1950s, two little working-class girls, Pat and Rita, become best friends. &lsquo,Who Your Friends Are&rsquo, is about Pat&rsquo,s friendship with Rita and her sisters as they grow into their very different lives. Rita is ambitious, becomes a model, marries a rock drummer. Pat follows Rita&rsquo,s career with interest but without envy. She herself follows a conventional route through marriage, children, a job in a caring profession, and always believing in the enduring quality of their friendship.Now Pat finds herself without a job, with her children all grown up and time on her hands. Her past history with Rita and her sisters is due for a reassessment &ndash, what will she make of it?It is a story about friendship, loyalty and the everyday life (often mundane, sometimes exciting, at times tacky) of ordinary people who have grown up after World War ll. Susan&rsquo,s writing brings to life the era of post-war change, with its thrills and disappointments.Pat&rsquo,s mid-life reflections point up sharply the poignancy of looking back, alongside the very different experiences of her present day world and its troubles.áSusan Day&rsquo,s style is economical and understated, but the book gives us a vivid insight into the needs and dramas of everyday life, and the emotions and tensions in Pat and Rita&rsquo,s families. The characters are rounded and believable, and the lively and eventful story carries the reader along to the end.