A Time for Friends, by Patricia Scanlan
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A Time for Friends, by Patricia Scanlan
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When are the boundaries of friendship pushed too far, and when is it time to stop flying over oceans for someone who wouldn't jump over a puddle for you? There comes a time when Hilary Hammond has to make that call.
Hilary and Colette O'Mahony have been friends since childhood. But when irrepressible Jonathan Harpur breezes into Hilary's life and goes into business with her, Colette is not best pleased.
After their first encounter, Colette thinks he's a "pushy upstart" while he thinks she's "a snobby little diva". And so the battle lines are drawn, and Hilary is bang in the middle.
But as the years roll by and each of them is faced with difficult times and tough decisions, one thing is clear...to have a friend you must be a friend.
And that's when Hilary discovers that sometimes your best friend can be your greatest enemy....
A Time for Friends, by Patricia Scanlan- Amazon Sales Rank: #67000 in Audible
- Published on: 2015-09-10
- Released on: 2015-09-10
- Format: Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Running time: 931 minutes
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Another greeat character based novel from the Queen of Irish female fiction By bleachhouselibrary Is there ever a right time to break up with your best friend?Despite having very different upbringings and backgrounds, Hillary and Colette have been friends forever. They have watched each other grow up, get married, have kids and while they live in different countries, the friendship has weathered the storm.Hillary is the down to earth, hard working woman with a big heart. A mother of two girls and happily married, she would bend over backwards for her friends and family.Colette is the wealthy diva, having had everything handed to her on a platter since birth. Also married, with one daughter, she is not so generous with her time and thinks of herself before anyone else.Jonathan is Hillary's new best friend. A complete breath of fresh air, he is quick to point out the imbalance in the girls relationship and Hillary begins to see how she has been duped by Colette over the years. But her good heart means she struggles to let go of the friendship. Until one New Years Day, when a mis-dialled phone call reveals Colette's true nature...This is basically a tale of three characters, over three decades. Pre-Celtic Tiger, The Boom Years and The Recession. Hillary, Colette and Jonathan each have their stories to tell and the spiderweb that links them is what makes this a complete package. Hillary is a little it too perfect, rarely getting anything wrong (great mother, wife and daughter-in-law, astute business woman, fantastic friend and has good conservative financial sense), whereas Colette is a real Cruella DeVille. (Hard, lacking maternal gene, distant wife and no need to worry about money). She has taken Hillary for granted her whole life and is not about to change now, just because her friend has a new bestie, Jonathan. He is a flamboyant interior designer with a damaged past but sees the goodness in Hillary. Unfortunately, he also sees through Colette. Three becomes a crowd and tensions build.Patricia Scanlan has done it again. Another warm and effective character based novel that will envelope you like a cuddle from your favourite Auntie. She uses throwbacks to the past decades cleverly and the changes in fashion, interior design and even food is a great way of getting the reader to connect with the story. A look at abuse within the church is a brave move for female fiction in this country and there is no hiding the corrupt politicians either. The greediness of the Celtic Tiger era is addressed and the only qualm I had was that the big fish didn't really seem to suffer too much from the fallout.The Queen of Irish Fiction has still got it and her fans can sit back and relax, as she's delivered another bestseller.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Hooked on Scanlan By Dr. Mary Helen Hensley As an avid reader, when our dearest Maeve Binchy transitioned to the great library in the sky, I suddenly found myself with a tremendous void. I had read her for years, like a dear old friend, and was completely and utterly a biased Maeve fan when it came to popular fiction. A very good friend gave me a copy of Patricia Scanlan's A Time For Friends recently. Reluctantly and half-heartedly, I began to read. Within mere pages, I was hooked, ecstatic nearly that I had found another author who 'got me'...me, the reader, me, the real person facing the very same challenges now leaping from the pages in front of me! I was delighted after a quick Google search to see that there are neatly twenty other books just waiting for me to devour! I am now and forever...Hooked on Scanlan!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Forever Friend? By Angela Holohan This is another deeply touching novel by prolific Irish author Patricia Scanlan and could be described as a Tale of the Recession. Set in Ireland, pre and post Celtic Tiger era, it charts the lives and fortunes of childhood friends Hilary and Colette and their extended families. Hilary's life is very familiar to anyone brought up in Ireland in the 70s/80s. She works hard managing a family business while rearing two lively children with her husband Niall. A chance meeting with extrovert Jonathan at an interior design course develops into an enduring friendship. Meanwhile, Colette who comes from a privileged background moves to London and then to New York and leads a glittering lifestyle of parties, designer clothes and high society. Self-centred Colette is jealous of the strong relationship between Hilary and Jonathan and their friendship is put to the test as their fortunes rise and fall.While it is a work of fiction, this engaging story is set against the backdrop of a conservative Irish mind-set slowly emerging from the shadows of child abuse, homophobia and financial recession. It is obviously written for an Irish readership with its cast of Irish characters and references to financial and political figures associated with the financial crisis. It will also appeal to the so called ‘Irish Diaspora’ living in faraway places throughout the world.The story reminds me of an old saying in Ireland ‘You can pick your friends but not your relations’. Definitely a book for holiday reading.
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