{"product_id":"you-must-be-sisters-paperback","title":"You Must Be Sisters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Moggach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e pens \"the happiest, saddest, funniest, most perceptive truth about growing up since \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eOver 21\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Laura and Claire Jenkins were born just a few years apart, but they're as different as night and day. Sensible, level-headed Claire has settled into her teaching job in London, sharing an apartment with two other girls, while free-spirited Laura starts her first year at university, where she sets about to find herself--no matter where that may lead . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Soon Claire falls for a man who may not set the world on fire, but offers her the stability she craves. Laura, always the rebel, moves out of the dorms and into a relationship with a frustrated artist-turned-bus conductor. But as Claire begins to question her motives and Laura's bohemian life begins to lose its charm, the sisters start to realize that they may be more alike than they thought. And that's not such a bad thing when it comes to family, sisterhood, and growing up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Assured and successful. . . . Altogether a most satisfying and intelligent first novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sensitive and humorous.\" --\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A delightful story of young love.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"It is thrilling to find a writer who could capture our world, and our emotions, so accurately.\" --\u003ci\u003eWellington Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Warm and witty . . . family life most achingly bared.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Moggach is an English novelist and screenwriter. She graduated from Bristol University, trained as a teacher, and then worked at Oxford University Press. In the mid-seventies, Moggach moved to Pakistan for two years, where she started composing articles for Pakistani newspapers and her first novel, \u003ci\u003eYou Must Be Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novels \u003ci\u003eThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTulip Fever\u003c\/i\u003e were adapted for film in 2011 and 2017 respectively. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Moggach began writing screenplays in the mid-eighties. Her screenplay for an adaption of \u003ci\u003ePride \u0026amp; Prejudice starring\u003c\/i\u003e Keira Knightley received a BAFTA nomination, and she won a Writers Guild Award for her adaptation of Anne Fine's \u003ci\u003eGoggle-Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e. She has served as Chair of the Management Committee for the Society of Authors and worked for PEN's Executive Committee, as well as being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Moggach currently lives in the Welsh Marches with her husband.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760919249184,"sku":"9781504077637","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aad52ff01fe6a01ded7d538d8baff3b2.webp?v=1780194259","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/you-must-be-sisters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}