{"product_id":"expectation-the-most-razor-sharp-and-heartbreaking-novel-of-the-year-1","title":"Anna Hope: Expectation [2019] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eProfoundly intelligent and humane. Deserves to feature on many a prize shortlist' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant exploration of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003efriendship, feminism and thwarted ambition' PANDORA SYKES, Highlow Best Read \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you wished \u003ci\u003eNormal People \u003c\/i\u003ehad tackled female friendship, try \u003ci\u003eExpectation\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRAZIA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happened to the women we were supposed to become?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHannah, Cate and Lissa are young, vibrant and inseparable. 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