Can We Still Be Friends

Exquisite time travel . . . Every detail - from fashion, design and music to social tribes and verbal tics - is spot on Guardian

Exquisite time travel ... Every detail - from fashion, design and music to social tribes and verbal tics - is spot on Guardian Wonderfully evokes that ping-pong between trivial and tremendous so characteristic of the Eighties ... great on atmosphere ... An engaging debut, alive with human sympathy -- Wendy Holden Daily Mail Engrossing ... brilliantly captures the complexities of female friendship Good Housekeeping A poignant look at the juggling act women must maintain if they're to carve out a career, and how friendships define life's tribulations Glamour Warm and entertaining ... captures the excitement of being young and glamorous at a time when the sky really did seem to be the limit -- Kate Saunders The Times 'Sapphic sex, shoulder pads and Spandau Ballet ... Too seductive a storyline to wait for the inevitable film Tatler Shulman's well-executed debut is committed to portraying life in all its contradictory, chaotic, celebratory form. A novel both full of heart and comfortable in its own skin Observer An impressive debut ... the best-quality chick-lit available and a thoroughly enjoyable summer read Daily Express A fun summer read ... a page-turner, making me nostalgic for a time when youthful female friendships had to be worked at, face to face over a bottle of wine and some nasty pink taramasalata, rather than simply maintained with a few mouse clicks and a "share" button FT An enjoyable romp back to a more flamboyant time Sunday Express Shulman has a terrific eye for the small yet telling detail Observer Magazine