{"product_id":"9781443447546","title":"Rich and Pretty : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRich and Pretty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Rumaan Alam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis irresistible debut novel, set in contemporary New York, provides a sharp, insightful look at how the relationship between two best friends changes when they are no longer coming of age but learning how to live adult lives\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs close as sisters for 20 years, Sarah and Lauren have been together through high school and college, first jobs and first loves, the uncertainties of their 20s and the realities of their 30s. Sarah, the only child of a prominent intellectual and a socialite, works at a charity and is methodically planning her wedding. Lauren—beautiful, independent and unpredictable—is single and working in publishing, deflecting her parents’ worries and questions about her life and future by trying not to think about the subject herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce, Sarah and Lauren were inseparable; for a long a time now, they’ve been drifting apart. Can two women who rarely see each other, selectively share secrets and lead different lives still call themselves best friends? Is it their abiding connection—or just force of habit—that keeps them together?\u003c\/p\u003eWith style, biting humour and a keen sense of detail, Rumaan Alam deftly explores how the attachments we form in childhood shift as we adapt to our adult lives—and how the bonds of friendship endure, even when our paths diverge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eSmart, sharp, and beautifully made, Rumaan Alam’s portrait of two childhood best friends transitioning into their adult lives is vividly rendered, set against a tantalizing background of moneyed New York City that is impossible to resist.\u003cbr\u003eSharply observed and incredibly entertaining, \u003cem\u003eRich and Pretty\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of childhood friends struggling to hold onto their relationship as they grow up and grow apart. Rumaan Alam’s debut is one of the most honest portrayals of the complicated world of female friendship.\u003cbr\u003eA must-read for anyone who has ever had a long-lasting and complicated friendship. In gorgeous prose, that is by turns hilariously funny and painfully perceptive, \u003cem\u003eRich and Pretty\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the lives of two very different women across the decades.\u003cbr\u003eDeceptively easy to read, \u003cem\u003eRich and Pretty\u003c\/em\u003e is a complex testimony to the resilience of female friendship. With clarity and heart, Rumaan Alam brings to life the fraught, bewildering and beautiful nuances that keep us reaching for each other over decades.\u003cbr\u003eEngrossing, funny, and wise, \u003cem\u003eRich and Pretty\u003c\/em\u003e by Rumaan Alam is the story of two young women growing up and growing out of their past selves, even as that past still, profoundly, matters. Its cleverness is surpassed only by its compassion. A marvelous debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRich and Pretty\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully written novel, a lushly detailed portrait of the mores and manners of contemporary Manhattan and a penetrating look into the heart of the generation now facing their thirties. Alam’s study of female friendship is wickedly witty, keenly insightful, and deeply, compassionately wise.\u003cbr\u003eAlam captures something truthful and essential about the push-pull of friendship--the desire for closeness as well as the space to define ourselves--and admirably resists the urge to look down on his characters.\u003cbr\u003e“A sweet yet cutting exploration of the bonds of friendship in competitive New York City.”\u003cbr\u003e“Rumaan Alam transforms a whimsical beach read into compelling literary prose in his debut novel, Rich and Pretty.”\u003cbr\u003e“One of the summer’s best page-turners and beach reads.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781443447546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41114971996366,"sku":"9781443447546","price":15.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9781443447546.jpg?v=1649824913","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781443447546","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}