My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
Set in 1950s Naples, two girls from a poor neighbourhood, bound by a lifelong, competitive friendship
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Swing Time
Zadie Smith
Two girls from a London estate who meet at dance class, and the friendship one of them can never stop measuring herself against
- Literary fiction
- Melancholic
- Friendship
- Identity & belonging
- Fame & ambition
- Slow & immersive
- Long read
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