I had chosen it based on the strength of how much I liked Anna Hope’s previous novel The Ballroom. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Review: I Was Britpopped by Jenny Natasha …. The three women are well drawn, and we see their flaws, irritations and good points in all their glory – well rounded, real people on the pages. Their third friend, Lissa, is continuing to pursue her acting career with little success. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. In terms of style, much of the book is written in the present tense, which makes the narrative feel immediate and sentences are generally short and clear. For me, Expectation was a one-sitting read. Twitter, Review: Expectation – On Ellie's Bookshelf, Your email address will not be published. Her contemporary fiction debut, Expectation, explores themes of love, lust, motherhood, and feminism, while asking the greater question of what defines a … Posted August 2nd, 2020 by Sara @HarlequinJunkie in Blog, HJ Recommends, Review, Women's Fic - Chick-lit / 2 comments. The characters are likeable but flawed, and it’s easy to empathise with each one. This thoroughly well written novel is utterly and entirely about women and woman hood, friendship and sister-hood, and invariably becoming someone different or even more than what you expect. Hannah, Cate and Lissa are young, vibrant and inseparable. The best thing about Expectation, the debut contemporary novel from actress/writer Anna Hope, is its honesty. Required fields are marked *.
With this incisive and brutally honest novel, Anna Hope asks what it feels like when the expectations you had for your life as a younger person donât materialise? A novel about life; the apprehension of it, the promise of it, the knot of friendships along the road. Thanks to Alison Barrow for my proof copy of Expectation.
Hope delves into the nuances of each character’s experience and how they interact and communicate (or not) within the group, showing that their perceptions of each other are often misguided. Ten years on, we meet them again and, you may have guessed it, life has not panned out how they wanted. Amidst flailing careers and faltering marriages, each hungers for what the others have. Her contemporary fiction debut, Expectation, explores themes of love, lust, motherhood, and feminism, while asking the greater question of what defines a … And yet, how glorious to feel like we’re finally being seen properly. Throughout this book Margaret Mitchell’s words kept ringing in my head: “Life is under no obligation to give you what you expect.” I think that because I am of similar age (physically/emotionally) to the characters I really felt that the novel resonated with me and compelled me to read more. Sheâs worried that the life sheâs living is no longer her own. Your email address will not be published. Anna Hope has created a relatable cast of characters with problems that are more pertinent than I realised. And what have you done with it?”. Besides an astonishing ability to tell a good story, Hope manages to embed you into the world she has created and makes you examine yourself. Surrounded by people that don’t understand her pain, Cate’s only solace lies in the reminiscence of a past love until a new acquaintance forces her to reconsider her life. REVIEW: The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton, Louise Glück wins the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, Read a Q&A with Andrew Leigh, co-author of Reconnected. Addicted to reading? This is one to give to all your friends, both in times of crisis and stability. I loved how weirdly similarthe womenâs conversations at university in 1995 â about books, films, music, sex, and politics â are to those I was having then; how their uncertainties and desires are similar to those of many women I know now. ( Log Out / Beautiful Hannah seems to have it all â a cool London apartment, a meaningful career, an adoring husband. Living on the edge of a common in East London, their shared world is ablaze with art and activism, desire and revelry – and the promise of everything to come. And each wrestles with the same question: what does it take to lead a meaningful life, Blog, HJ Recommends, Review, Women's Fic - Chick-lit. Yes, there will be pitfalls along the way but they have an end goal and they know what they want.
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