Expectation: The most razor-sharp and heartbreaking novel of the year

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Siin raamatus on kolme naise lugu just nendest ootustest ja sellest, mis siis tegelikult kõigest välja tuli. Left me with thoughts about my youth and now my ‘old’ stage of life, so many changes but still passion for what matters to me. How neat to see a bit of local interest: living in Newbury, Greenham Common is nearby for me and I like hearing from people who were involved in the protests. Well, if you don't get the part, you could always do a one-woman show, Directors I Have Known and Been Rejected By. It’s also about how sometimes, expectations are not met and living is only really living when we go on and move forward regardless.

We heard her talk about this new book and was lucky enough to chat with her in person and get my proof copy signed. Each of the characters resonated with me and I’m in awe of the way Anna Hope captures what it means to be a woman, right here, right now, with all the precision of a surgeon’s knife. The weight of societal expectations has these women caught in a loop of success, fertility and motherhood. It’s such a patronising and off-putting aspect of a novel for me and Anna Hope doesn’t do that at all in this book. It's Lissa who missed out, Lissa who made the wrong choice, Lissa who gets left behind while the other two holiday together in France.It's a disconnetion rather than a dissatisfaction, as though in their own way, the goals that all three chased have led them to a place that they feel lost in. Sie kennen sich aus Schul- und Studienzeiten, haben gemeinsam eine alte Villa in London bewohnt und früher viele Träume und Hoffnungen geteilt. Aside from the fact that I personally don't want kids and thus had trouble identifying with the character's primary motivation, Hannah's interactions with the other two protagonists in the first half of the book made it clear that she considered her fertility problem far more dire than anything her friends might be going through.

Hope beautifully examines how female friendship, its issues entirely relatable, ebbs and flows over time in this wise and engaging read - SUNDAY EXPRESS You may also be interested in. Lissa is an underemployed actress who finally gets a good role in a Chekhov play but can’t seem to get her personal life together.So this book follows three friends and through flashbacks, we find out how they met and how they got to where they are in life as we meet them when the story opens.