What do You think about Best Of Friends (2005)?
I must say, I give strong credit to the author for such strong use of character development. It's nice to see a novel where people actually resolve their problems and conflict in a reasonable way that's true to their character, and while each character has flaws, they know about their flaws, they understand their flaws, and they genuinely want better for themselves and the people they love. It was nice to read something so wholesome and focused on so many aspects of family life in a way that mak
—Emma Louise
www.Cathy.Kelly.comBest of Friends is Cathy Kelly’s seventh novel, but the first of hers that I’ve read. It’s the story of three women who are brought together by the demise of another. This story has been described as warm, chatty and delightful, which I partly agree with. However, there are a few major faults with this novel which, in my view, should have been tidied up before being sent to the publishers. Firstly, there are too many ‘fillers’ which make me wonder if they were included to meet the required word length. Also, there are too many ’so&sos said’ and other descriptive words such as ’so&so grumbled’ which could have been left out. This would make the sentences tighter. But leaving technicalities aside, this is a nice saccharine sweet story of three women, their individual lives and how they interact with each other, their different coping styles and how they support each other. What I can’t believe though, is how these women became very close friends after a matter of weeks!
—Yrinsyde
I have to admit, when I picked this book up I really wasn't expecting much, having just read three Elizabeth Noble books. But I was pleasantly surprised to find I quite enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. I'd give it 3.5 stars over 3. The storyline, or should I say lines, were interesting as were the characters. There was some real character development which I always like to see, however sometimes the characters did annoy me, like Lizzie's daughter Debra and the way Lizzie was so weak-minded with her. But it was a good read.
—Brit McCarthy
