The space between us
By: Anna McPartlin
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780241950135; 9780241950142
Subjects: Fiction; Families; Female friendship
Description: From babyhood Eve and Lily were best friends. But one huge fight and 17 years later Eve wakes up from a horrific accident to find her old friend nursing her. At first, their reunion is tentative but during Eve's many months in hospital they confront both the lies of the past and their present failures.
Notes: "Can former best of friends ever trust one another again? Eve and Lily were childhood best friends until a huge falling-out as teenagers meant they stopped speaking. Seventeen years later, Eve is involved in a horrific accident, suddenly bringing them face to face. With their friendship given a second chance by crisis, Eve and Lily must learn to trust one another all over again. But little do they suspect that their reunion is under a threat that will change the future for ever ..."--Back cover.

"First published in Ireland by Poolbeg Press in 2011"--Title page verso.
Table of contents: title: "Can former best of friends ever trust one another again? Eve and Lily were childhood best friends until a huge falling-out as teenagers meant they stopped speaking. Seventeen years later, Eve is involved in a horrific accident, suddenly bringing them face to face. With their friendship given a second chance by crisis, Eve and Lily must learn to trust one another all over again. But little do they suspect that their reunion is under a threat that will change the future for ever ..."; title: Back cover.-From babyhood Eve and Lily were best friends. But one huge fight and 17 years later Eve wakes up from a horrific accident to find her old friend nursing her. At first, their reunion is tentative but during Eve's many months in hospital they confront both the lies of the past and their present failures. And each clearly sees how the other needs to change her life: Lily must get out of an impossible marriage and Eve has to face up to the pain she has caused others. The crisis that brought Eve and Lily together again seems like a blessing that has given them a second chance to be there for each other when they most need someone to lean on. Little do they suspect that their friendship is under a threat that will change the future forever ...