Friends and Lovers

Friends and Lovers

by Nolwenn Le Blevennec

£12.99

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Three friends, all exhausted young mothers living in Paris, take a trip to Tunisia to see in the New Year together. By the hotel pool, they relish a rare oasis of freedom, enjoying each other’s company, dreaming of adventure and reliving youthful mistakes (while making new ones). Three years later, the trio meet again, this time on a holiday to a lighthouse on a deserted island off the coast of Brittany. Their bond seems shakier and their dreams more at odds. Tensions simmer and resentments emerge as they question what is left of their friendship, and where it, and they, can go from here.

Funny, touching and human, Nolwenn Le Blevennec’s latest novel explores growing up, breaking free and the precious, if painful, bonds of female friendship.

240pp, paperback with flaps, £12.99
ISBN: 978-1-908670-91-5
Publication date: 20 May 2025

Press & Reviews

Praise for As the Eagle Flies

‘A subtle, singular novel of profound insight, delivered in a voice so hilarious, intimate and frank, it was as if I suddenly had a zany French genius for my best friend. I enjoyed this book so much it felt illicit.’ Isobel Wohl, author of Cold New Climate

‘An incisive and exhilarating debut.’ Le Monde

‘Woody Allen meets Annie Ernaux.’ Page des libraires

‘A debut novel that is original, funny, invigorating and full of self-deprecation.’ La libération

About The Book

Author

Nolwenn Le Blevennec is a journalist and writer. She is editor-in- chief at L’Obs, and lives in Paris. Friends and Lovers is her second novel; her first, As The Eagle Flies, was published by Peirene in 2023.

Translator

Madeleine Rogers is a translator from French and Italian, and has worked in publishing since 2019. She studied Modern Languages at the University of Oxford, and Translation Studies at UCL. She lives in London.

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