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The Group: 'A beautifully managed novel . . . I consider it a masterpiece' Hilary Mantel (Virago Modern Classics)

The Group: 'A beautifully managed novel . . . I consider it a masterpiece' Hilary Mantel (Virago Modern Classics)

by Candace Bushnell (Introduction), Candace Bushnell (Introduction), Mary McCarthy (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

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Synopsis

THE GROUP follows eight graduates from exclusive Vassar College as they find love and heartbreak, forge careers, gossip and party in 1930s Manhattan.

THE GROUP can be seen as the original SEX AND THE CITY. It is the first novel to frankly portray women's real lives, exploring subjects such as sex, contraception, motherhood and marriage.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 448
 Publisher: Virago
Published: 03 Dec 2009
ISBN 10: 1844085937
ISBN 13: 9781844085934
Book Overview: The original SEX AND THE CITY. First published in 1963, THE GROUP, set in the 1930s, follows the lives of eight college friends as they begin their adult lives. 'A brilliant novel:honest, engaging and sharp as a tack' Sarah Waters

Media Reviews
The perfect example of competitive friendship and a reminder that rivalry is normal * Psychologies *
*'A brilliant novel:honest, engaging and sharp as a tack * Sarah Waters *
*'One of my favourite books ever * India Knight *
Lively, vivid and exceedingly entertaining * SUNDAY TIMES *
Juicy, shocking, witty, and almost continually brilliant * COSMOPOLITAN *
Author Bio
Mary McCarthy (1912-1989) was a well-known novelist, critic, journalist and memoirist. Her most famous novel is THE GROUP.