The Best Friend, Jessica Fellowes
The Best Friend, Jessica Fellowes
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The Best Friend
A Novel

Author: Jessica Fellowes

Narrator: Antonia Beamish, Lucy Scott

Unabridged: 5 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/13/2022

Synopsis

"Told mostly in conversation, this novel about a toxic friendship hinges on the quality of its narration. Luckily for listeners, Lucy Scott and Antonia Beamish deliver terrific performances of women who really aren't good for each other."- AudioFile

Following the intense, toxic friendship of two kindred spirits across their lifetimes, The Best Friend is a dark, suspenseful novel and first standalone from Jessica Fellowes, New York Times bestselling author of the Mitford Murders series and the companion Downton Abbey books.

Bella and Kate. Kate and Bella. From childhood they were bosom friends, Bella sensible and cautious, Kate gregarious and just a little dangerous.

Yet in spite of their intimacy, their trust is fragile. Men came into their lives and things changed: a black seed was set in the heart of their relationship. Over decades, acts of both cruelty and love ferment until one shocking event tests them more than ever. Neither will escape unscathed.

Reminiscent of Elena Ferrante and Sally Rooney, and for readers of Leila Slimani’s The Perfect Nanny and Ashley Audrain’s The Push, The Best Friend explores the darkest corners of female friendship, a place where loyalty and betrayal intersect with deadly consequences.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

About Jessica Fellowes

JESSICA FELLOWES is an author, journalist, and public speaker. She is the author of The Mitford Murders novels as well as the New York Times bestselling official companion books to the Downton Abbey TV series. Former deputy editor of Country Life, and columnist for the Mail on Sunday, she has written for the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, The Sunday Times, and The Lady. Jessica has spoken at events across the UK and US, and has made numerous appearances on radio and television. She lives in Oxfordshire with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Catherine on September 13, 2022

**Many thanks to NetGalley, Minotaur/SMP, and Jessica Fellowes for an ARC of this book! Now available as of 9.13!** Have you ever seen a broken Merry-Go-Round? (Stay with me) I personally haven't, but I can sure imagine it. Horses sort of popping up and down in a disjointed way, at odd intervals th......more

Goodreads review by Erin on August 06, 2022

As seen at www.mysteryandsuspense.com Author Jessica Fellowes’ takes her first foray into psychological suspense with her new novel, “The Best Friend”. Fellowes is known for her historical fiction series, “The Mitford Murders”, and is the niece of screenwriter and actor Julian Fellowes. From child......more

Goodreads review by Amy on September 01, 2022

Do you ever finish a book and think, what was the point? Because that’s exactly what happened with me here. It follows two women who are childhood best friends and it jumps from different ages in a really fast and strange way. One chapter they’re 14, the next 17 and then the next 31. You don’t spend......more

Goodreads review by Sherri on June 16, 2022

I’m definitely in the minority with my 2 star rating but this story fell flat for me and I could not connect with any of the characters. DNF at 30%. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my review.......more

Goodreads review by Jen on July 16, 2022

This was a unique read that I ended up enjoying, though I felt that the author makes you work a bit to figure out what is really happening from breadcrumbs she leaves. The story centers on Bella and Kate who have a decades old friendship, starting from when they were 6 and going into their 80s. The......more

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