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My Best Friend's Girl (novel)
''My Best Friend's Girl'' is a 2006 novel by Dorothy Koomson. The book's sales were boosted when it was chosen for the Richard & Judy, Richard and Judy's Summer Reads shortlist. The novel is about a woman called Kamryn Matika, who finds out that her best friend, Adele, is dying of cancer. Adele wants Kamryn to adopt her five-year-old daughter, Tegan after she dies. The book deals with themes of death and grief, innocence and forgiveness. The title is drawn from the 1976 song "My Best Friend's Girl (song), My Best Friend's Girl" by The Cars. Plot Kamryn Matika is a 32-year-old national marketing manager for a department store, who lives in Leeds. On her birthday, she receives a card—not a birthday card—from her former best friend, Adele Brannon, which says that she is in hospital and she is dying. Kamryn is reluctant to see her. Two years previously, she discovered that her partner and her best friend conceived a child together three years earlier. Kamryn had vowed never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Best Friend's Girl (novel)
''My Best Friend's Girl'' is a 2006 novel by Dorothy Koomson. The book's sales were boosted when it was chosen for the Richard & Judy, Richard and Judy's Summer Reads shortlist. The novel is about a woman called Kamryn Matika, who finds out that her best friend, Adele, is dying of cancer. Adele wants Kamryn to adopt her five-year-old daughter, Tegan after she dies. The book deals with themes of death and grief, innocence and forgiveness. The title is drawn from the 1976 song "My Best Friend's Girl (song), My Best Friend's Girl" by The Cars. Plot Kamryn Matika is a 32-year-old national marketing manager for a department store, who lives in Leeds. On her birthday, she receives a card—not a birthday card—from her former best friend, Adele Brannon, which says that she is in hospital and she is dying. Kamryn is reluctant to see her. Two years previously, she discovered that her partner and her best friend conceived a child together three years earlier. Kamryn had vowed never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |