Friends and Rivals

Friends and Rivals
Tilly Bagshawe

Old friends can become the worst of enemies…Perfect escapism for fans of Penny Vincenzi and Jilly Cooper.Cat fears she is past her prime. Her philandering husband, Ivan, who she still loves passionately after twenty years of marriage, leaves her for a younger woman. Devastated, there is only one person left who Cat trusts.Kendall is sure she has it all. But underneath her tough exterior she hides a vulnerability – she is helplessly struggling with an unrequited love. But when Kendall’s need for success consumes her, she won’t let anyone stand in her way.Ava is an innocent, plucked from obscurity and thrown into the deep-end of the glamorous world of fame. When she is pitted against Kendall, the world watches closely, wondering who will survive.As these three women try to navigate a backstabbing world of infamy, desire and fortune, will they be tempted to betray the people they hold dearest?

TILLY BAGSHAWE

Friends and Rivals

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Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2012

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Source ISBN: 9780007326532

Ebook Edition © September 2012 ISBN: 9780007341894

Version: 2016-08-31

For my children: Sefi, Zac, Theo and Summer.

Contents

Cover (#u8474a2a0-bdc6-53d5-9aa3-7d21cc0dfff0)

Title Page (#u580e1fe0-fb4a-54a6-a4b7-48b7d0d2aa4e)

Copyright (#ub8f73fc9-3af4-550b-ad08-ba5b096a9930)

Dedication (#u70c52056-1f04-5150-abf6-ebcf7cd11d09)

Part One (#u334dad0a-c881-5de2-b06b-c6c2affd8f35)

Chapter One (#udc91e6be-c9e0-5bf3-a60e-3b81bc08c19b)

Chapter Two (#u9bceacf6-9b13-593e-936b-38078b4b2e5b)

Chapter Three (#u80f64240-1fbd-501a-9205-947362589466)

Chapter Four (#u0d3d4132-2203-582d-9664-657d2daa2305)

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Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

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