{"product_id":"an-englishwoman-in-new-york","title":"Englishwoman in New York","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis homage to the charm and romance of New York is a coming-of-age novel for grown-ups that will appeal to readers of Helen Fielding's \u003ci\u003eBridget Jones's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, Allison Pearson's \u003ci\u003eI Don't Know How She Does It\u003c\/i\u003e and Melissa Bank's \u003ci\u003eGirl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Lucy's husband loses his job and is relocated to New York, she is forced to give up her posh London life and move to a tiny Manhattan apartment. Homesick and resentful at first, Lucy soon finds herself embarking on an exhilarating new affair - no, not with her husband, although she is surprised to find they do still love each other, but with the city itself and the three women she meets at the school gates who, against all odds, become her friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristy, married to a wealthy older man, questions her life choice as she fantasizes about her doorman and tries to make peace with her angry stepdaughter. Julia is a workaholic television writer who becomes convinced her family is better off without her, until a neighbour's dog makes her re-think everything. Meanwhile Robyn, bread-winning wife to an aspiring novelist, has had enough. She wants what her friends are having - even if it means an affair with at least one, if not all, of their husbands . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of Melissa Bank's \u003ci\u003eThe Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing\u003c\/i\u003e, with shades of \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Englishwoman in New York \u003c\/i\u003eis the perfect coming-of-age novel for grown-ups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is published in the US under the title \u003ci\u003eNo One Could Have Guessed the Weather\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Very smart, very savvy and very very funny' Rosamund Lupton, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSister\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Fabulously clever, brilliantly observed' Cathy Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Readers will find themselves on these pages and revel in the connection . . . I loved it' Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shoemaker's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32180104003667,"sku":"","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/products\/9781848548336_fe8d6e38-3c6e-4fd5-98db-6fc4e2207072.jpg?v=1678555397","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/an-englishwoman-in-new-york","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}