Expectation

Profoundly intelligent and humane. Deserves to feature on many a prize shortlist

Profoundly intelligent and humane. Deserves to feature on many a prize shortlist

A brilliant exploration of friendship, feminism and thwarted ambition

One of the most intensely readable novels I've encountered this year

I loved it . . . 10 out of 10!

Will resonate with approximately 99 % of all women

Thoughtful , beautifully written, honest . A sensual book . I URGE YOU TO READ IT

Brilliant portrayal of long-term female friendships . . . I was gripped.

A Sally Rooney-esque evocative examination of female friendship

The real joy of this novel – while exploring just what second wave feminism has done for this generation of women (“you’ve had everything… we changed the world for you. For our daughters. And what have you done with it?”) – is in it’s writing; the dialogue and the honesty behind these characters who are doing their best, who are trying to live up to the fictional counterparts that they themselves have created… It’s the perfect summer reading

Absolutely encapsulates what it means to be a young woman today , and beyond

ANNA HOPE studied at Oxford University and RADA. She is the internationally prizewinning and bestselling author of Wake and The Ballroom . Her contemporary fiction debut, Expectation , explores themes of love, lust, motherhood, and feminism, while asking the greater question of what defines a generation. She lives in Sussex with her husband and young daughter.