{"product_id":"weekend-1","title":"Weekend","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 International Bestseller \u003cbr\u003e Shortlisted for the 2020 Australian Prime Minister's Literary Award * Shortlisted for the Stella Prize 2020 * Longlisted for the 2020 Miles Franklin Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill\u003c\/i\u003e with a dash of \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies . . . \u003c\/i\u003eKnife-sharp and deeply alive.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e(London)\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An insightful, poignant, and fiercely honest novel about female friendship and female aging.\" --Sigrid Nunez, National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Friend\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Friendship, ambition, love, sexual politics and death: it's all here in one sharp, funny, heartbreaking, and gorgeously written package. I loved it.\" --Paula Hawkins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Three women in their seventies reunite for one last, life-changing weekend in the beach house of their late friend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Four 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They 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 at Sylvie's old beach house--not for festivities this time, but to clean it out before it is sold. Can they survive together without her? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Without 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Weekend \u003c\/i\u003eexplores 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 from an award-winning writer.","brand":"Charlotte Wood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46348642058476,"sku":"9780593086445","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780593086445.jpg?v=1744135370","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/weekend-1","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}