{"product_id":"the-private-side-of-friendship-9781846977411","title":"The Private Side of Friendship : One city. Six strangers. A nation divided. The time of their lives.","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatured on BBC Radio 4's Take Four Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix friends. One city. The time of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Alexander McCall Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 Jun 2026 by Birlinn General.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alexander McCall Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320480309626,"sku":"9781846977411","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781846977411.jpg?v=1790654464","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-private-side-of-friendship-9781846977411","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}