Friends Like These

''This summer''s must read'' - The Times¿An irresistible account of female friendship ¿ Nobody describes the strength, pain and comedy of being young as elegantly and eloquently as Meg Rosoff¿ ¿ Amanda Craig ¿A wonderful, captivating writer¿ ¿ Daily Telegraph__________________From the incomparable Meg Rosoff, bestselling author of How I Live Now and The Great Godden, comes an alluring coming-of-age tale about the summer that changes everything. New York City. June, 1982. When eighteen-year-old Beth arrives in Manhattan for a prestigious journalism internship, everything feels brand new ¿ and not always in a good way. A cockroach-infested sublet and a disaffected roommate are the least of her worries, and she soon finds herself caught up with her fellow interns ¿ preppy Oliver, ruthless Dan and ridiculously cool, beautiful, wild Edie. Soon, Beth and Edie are best friends ¿ the sort of heady, all-consuming best-friendship tha