The Group
A New York Times Best Seller
Author: Mary McCarthy, Monica Ali and Candace Bushnell Series: Virago Modern Classics
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
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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
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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.Critic Reviews
“*'One of my favourite books ever”
A brilliant novel: honest, engaging and sharp as a tack - Sarah Waters
One of my favourite books ever - India KnightLively, vivid and exceedingly entertaining - Sunday TimesJuicy, shocking, witty, and almost continually brilliant - CosmopolitanHer greatest novel...marvellous...a prophetic book which set the scene...for the novels of protest and liberation in the next decade - IndependentScalpel-keen prose, honed on ruthless wit and insight - ObserverShe is a sparkler, a very funny, very savage moralist, and a brilliant mimic - SPECTATORAbout the Author
Mary McCarthy (1912-1989) was a well-known novelist, critic, journalist and memoirist. Her most famous novel is THE GROUP.
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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