''Fast Friends'' is a

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

by British author

Jill Mansell Jill Mansell (born 15 June ?) is a British author of romantic comedy. Her books have sold over fourteen million copies worldwide. Background and personal life Mansell grew up in the Cotswolds and attended Sir William Romney's School in Tetbur ...

, about three school friends reunited after several years apart.

Background

Jill Mansell first had the idea for the book after reading an article in a magazine about women who ''had'' changed their lives by becoming best-selling authors. Eventually she decided to write the kind of book "I would love to read". The end result was Fast Friends.

Plot summary

Fast Friends is a romantic comedy from author

. The story begins when housewife and mother Camilla Stewart impulsively invites her old school friends for dinner. However, Roz Vallender and Loulou Marks are no ordinary guests. Camilla soon discovers that her husband Jack has been having an affair and she decides to make some changes in her life. With a little help from her friends, Camilla finds out that life in the fast lane is a lot more fun and that the future holds plenty of surprises.

Characters in ''Fast Friends''

* Camilla Stewart * Roz Vallender * Loulou Marks

Release details

* 1991, UK, Bantam Press (), pub date 14 February 1991, hardback (First edition) * 2006, UK, Headline Review (), pub date 4 September 2006, paperback * 2008, UK, Headline Review (), pub date 10 February 2008, E-book

References

1991 British novels Bantam Press books Romantic comedy novels British romance novels Contemporary romance novels {{1990s-romance-novel-stub