Book info

• Title The Geography of Friendship
• Author Sally Piper
• Year 2018
• Genre Contemporary

When three women set off on a hike through the wilderness they are anticipating the adventure of a lifetime. Over the next five days, as they face up to the challenging terrain, it soon becomes clear they are not alone. Lisa, Samantha and Nicole have known each other since school. Lisa is a fighter, Samantha a peacekeeper and Nicole a rule follower. United they bring out the best in one another. Only once it is too late for them to turn back do they appreciate the danger they are in. Their friendship is tested, and each of them must make a choice that will change their lives forever.

Thoughts

There’s a lot to like in this book, the story of a friendship tested many years ago and efforts now to bring it back together. The characters are good, the friendship described well, the setting is vivid and the drama off the scale. Tension is present throughout, and for that part, it’s good. But it does feel long, it drags in places, and very repetitive - the scenery, I get it, in some way’s it has changed a lot, in others it’s the same. I’m glad I read it but I’m also quite glad to have put it away now.

Rating: 2 / 5