The Private Side of Friendship : One city. Six strangers. A nation divided. The time of their lives.

Featured on BBC Radio 4's Take Four Books Six friends. One city. The time of their lives. It’s 1988, and on the verge of a reunion with friends she hasn’t seen since graduation, Julie recalls her halcyon student days of 1984 and the strange tumultuous time they lived through. The friends – each from a very different background – are living in a gorgeous terraced flat in their Edinburgh idyll. As they navigate relationships and the unspoken rules of flat sharing, the troubled world all around them seems rather distant. But in the nearby hometown of one of the flatmates, the Miners' Strike is bringing about a huge political shift. Despite their differences, can these six strangers help each other see the world from a different perspective? Is there such a thing as being too close? And what are the limits of love between friends?Author: Alexander McCall Smith,author Contributors: Alexander McCall Smith,author Binding: paperback Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language Edition: New in Paperback Published/Release Date: 4 Jun 2026 Bic Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction bicCode: Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: Birlinn General Author/Director/Artist: Alexander McCall Smith Dimension (cm): 198x129x19 mm Package Dimension (cm): 27x195x128 mm Item Weight (g): 252 Package Weight (g): 280