Conversations with Friends

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First published in the UK in 2017

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This ebook edition first published in 2017

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© Sally Rooney, 2017

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Cover painting: Sharon and Vivien, 2009 © Alex Katz, DACS, London / VAGA, New York, 2016. Image courtesy of the Timothy Taylor Gallery

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