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Topics of Conversation Condition:Very Good excellent' observer'a must-read for anyoneWhat is the shape of a life? Is it the things that happen to us? Or is it the stories we tell about the things that happen to us? Miranda Popkey's remarkable debut novel follows one woman as she makes her way through two decades of bad relationships, motherhood, crisis and consolation, each new episode narrated through the conversations she has with other women: in private with friends, at late night parties with acquaintances, with strangers in hotel