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<p>Created page with &quot;{{infobox1 |title=Four |author=Andy Jones |reviewer= Zoe Morris |genre=General Fiction |summary= A no-nonsense, blokey read. This was refreshing and deeply entertaining, with...&quot;</p> <p><b>New review</b></p><div>{{infobox1<br /> |title=Four<br /> |author=Andy Jones<br /> |reviewer= Zoe Morris<br /> |genre=General Fiction<br /> |summary= A no-nonsense, blokey read. This was refreshing and deeply entertaining, with suck-you-in writing<br /> |rating=4.5<br /> |buy=Yes<br /> |borrow=Yes<br /> |pages=288<br /> |publisher=Hodder &amp; Stoughton<br /> |date=July 2018<br /> |isbn= 978-1473680401<br /> |website= http://andyjonesauthor.com/<br /> |cover=1473680409<br /> |aznuk=1473680409<br /> |aznus=1473680409<br /> }} <br /> Friends are nice, and couple friends are doubly nice, giving you like minded people to spend time with. A pair of pairs, or a couple of couples. Married couple Sally and Al have known Mike for ages – Sally from university, Al through work. His new girlfriend Faye completes their foursome and though she doesn&#039;t have their shared history, she&#039;s a lot of fun – a bit younger than the rest of them, an actress and so on.<br /> <br /> One night is all it takes. One night to change everything. One night and nothing will be the same again. It&#039;s hard to say who or what is to blame. Faye for suggesting it? The others for agreeing? The alcohol certainly helped (or didn&#039;t). But whichever way you look at it, four lives will change as a result, some relationships will strengthen, and others will fall apart.<br /> <br /> This book had a touch of [[:Category:Nick Hornby|Nick Hornby]] or [[:Category:William Sutcliffe|William Sutcliffe]] to it. It&#039;s &#039;&#039;blokey&#039;&#039; if you see what I mean. Blokey in a good way. The humour is dark at times and the descriptions are neat without being flowery. I found the writing incredibly engaging and the story had so many angles. The build up was fabulous – you knew something bad was going to happen but not exactly what, when, or to whom. It&#039;s an incredibly emotional story but not the sort I get from feminine authors. Instead, it&#039;s about pride, regret, envy. Mike and Al are friends but they&#039;re also competitive and both want to come out on top.<br /> <br /> There are some parts of the story that are predictable. When a male author starts talking about periods, even from a female character&#039;s point of view, you can tell what is coming next. But (correctly) predicting the odd story arc didn&#039;t in any way ruin the enjoyment of the story, and there were many surprises I didn&#039;t guess, not least the ending.<br /> <br /> This was a really interesting and fresh story. It&#039;s about what is, what was and what could have been, and the many interactions between the three long-standing friends were complicated in the way relationships of that nature can be. Faye is brought in to balance it all out, but even that doesn&#039;t last for long. I really enjoyed the story, and would like to thank the publishers for sending us a copy to review. If you like the sound of this, you might also enjoy an earlier work from the author [[The Trouble with Henry and Zoe by Andy Jones|The Trouble with Henry and Zoe]]<br /> <br /> {{amazontext|amazon=1473680409}}<br /> {{amazonUStext|amazon=1473680409}}<br /> <br /> {{commenthead}}</div>

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