''This summer''s must read'' - The Times-An irresistible account of female friendship - Nobody describes the strength, pain and comedy of being young as elegantly and eloquently as Meg Rosoff- - Amanda Craig -A wonderful, captivating writer- - Daily Telegraph__________________From the incomparable Meg Rosoff, bestselling author of How I Live Now and The Great Godden, comes an alluring coming-of-age tale about the summer that changes everything. New York City. June, 1982. When eighteen-year-old Beth arrives in Manhattan for a prestigious journalism internship, everything feels brand new - and not always in a good way. A cockroach-infested sublet and a disaffected roommate are the least of her worries, and she soon finds herself caught up with her fellow interns - preppy Oliver, ruthless Dan and ridiculously cool, beautiful, wild Edie. Soon, Beth and Edie are best friends - the sort of heady, all-consuming best-friendship tha