Arena

Expectation by Anna Hope This follows -backwards and forwards- the lives of three women from university through to adulthood. The events span fourteen years. It is a book primarily about friendship. The book is well-written and although easy to read, it is intelligent and perceptive. It examines loyalties, disappointments and the myriad of changes that women’s lives undergo between their late teens and early thirties. The book is set in Hackney at the time of its gentrification and so makes an informative and entertaining read. I really liked this book as it kept me wanting to read on and discover more about where these women’s lives were going. I think that most women would identify with the trials and tribulations that we see in the story. I also liked the fact that it was set in Hackney.