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Thick and Thin - Sarah Harte (2013)
How would you cope if a lifelong friendship fell apart? Marianne Dillon and Clare McMahon are about to find out. The pair meet in college and although they are wildly different - Marianne is outgoing and spirited, while Clare is the shy, retiring type - they become firm friends. Over the course of twenty-five years, they share the good times and the bad ones - and unfortunately, there are plenty of bad ones. But after all the years of consistently being there for each other, a life-altering crisis hits their friendship and a crack that was there all along tears them apart. Can they get their relationship back - is that ever possible after such a chasm has occurred? Thick and Thin is Harte's second book. I wouldn't normally use the word 'delightful' to describe a book, but this book to me was exactly that. The author has a lovely turn of phrase and a writing style that's gripping in a very subtle manner. The characters in Thick and Thin were compelling and believable, and I found myself really caring about what happened to them. My only complaint was that although the book was consistently strong throughout up to the end with no dips in the pace, I thought it limped to a conclusion rather than going out with the bang it deserved. Overall though, I thoroughly enjoyed it and will absolutely be seeking out this author's first book! (SBB)
Thick and Thin, by Sarah Harte, tells what happens between life-long friends when their world is hit by a bombshell. The summary says: "As students, Marianne Dillon and Clare McMahon become instant and unlikely friends. Marianne's generosity and Clare's steadfastness are the glue of a friendship that sees them through 25 years of love and loss, successes and disappointments, marriage and motherhood. The secret of their friendship, they believe, is that they are complete opposites. But when a life-altering crisis hits their relationship - a crisis that involves their husbands, children and indeed the lives they have created - the crack that was there all along tears them apart. Each must face catastrophe without the support of the best friend she would always turn to. Is it possible that a relationship that was so central to their lives was built on sand? And can they rescue something from the wreckage?" Thick and Thin is out in January.