âThis early stocking filler of a novel ⌠is a brutal treatâDaily Mail
From the award-winning novelist and short story writer, Lionel Shriver, comes a literary gem, a story about love and the power of a gift.
When Weston Babansky receives an extravagant engagement present from his best friend (and old flame) Jillian Frisk, he doesnât quite know what to make of it â or how to get it past his fiancĂŠe. Especially as itâs a massive, handmade, intensely personal sculpture that theyâd have to live with forever.
As the argument rages about whether Jillianâs gift was an act of pure platonic generosity or something more insidious, battle lines are drawnâŚ
Can men and women ever be friends? Just friends?
Described by the Sunday Times as âa brilliant writerâ with âa strong, clear and strangely seductive voiceâ, Lionel Shriver has written a glittering examination of friendship, ownership and the conditions of love.