Fair Exchange: Two women. Two lives. One beautiful friendship.

A thought-provoking novel from the author of The L-Shaped Room. Perfect for fans of Ali Smith, Jeanette Winterson and Deborah Levy. Sometimes strangers with little in common can forge a friendship as deep as their difference ... London and Dorset, 1989 Judy Priestman is a hardworking single mother who lives for her political causes and the comradery of her fellow anti-apartheid picketers. Harriet Marshall is a lonely countryside homemaker trapped in a failing marriage, who seeks comfort in her Catholic faith. Both women are haunted by traumatic secrets from the past. And a chance meeting changes their lives forever. It is the start of an unconventional friendship, a friendship that forces both women to question their beliefs - and ultimately seek the life the other has ... Fair Exchange is a story of hope, redemption and the comfort of female friendship, set in England during the Anti-Apartheid Movement. "displays a wonderful comic touch ... we should have more of her" - Daily Telegraph "Lynne Reid Banks has that rare gift of evoking a scene or situation in little more than a line" - The Times "A beautifully crafted novel" - Birmingham Post "lively ... cleverly plotted and extremely readable ... " - Mail on Sunday "a strangely romantic story ... " - Good Housekeeping "This is an enchanting novel of an unlikely friendship." - New Insight