| Polly | |
| Author: | Freya North |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | chick lit |
| Publisher: | Heinemann (publisher)W. Heinemann |
| Pub Date: | 1998 |
| Pages: | 400 |
| Isbn: | 9780749323431 |
| Oclc: | 1200546711 |
Polly is a 1998 chick lit novel by Freya North about a young Englishwoman—the eponymous Polly.
As a teacher, Polly takes part in an exchange scheme that brings her to Vermont for a year. There, she fits in quite nicely and starts an affair with one of her male colleagues although she has left a boyfriend behind in London. In the end they are able to sort out their differences and make up.[1]
Wales on Sunday called Polly "a fresh and witty follow-up to...Sally and Chloe",[2] and the Stirling Observer described the novel as "lighthearted" and a good way to "pass the time on a long journey".[3] Canada's National Post, on the other hand, called it "foul", summarizing the storytelling as "Enid Blyton, but with sex".[4]
In November 1998 Polly reached #3 on The Guardians original paperback fiction bestseller list.[5] In 1999, the Scottish Daily Record reported that film rights for the novel had been sold for an undisclosed amount.[6]
Polly was first published by W. Heinemann in 1998.[5] In 2001, translations were published in German, Czech, Dutch and Hungarian.[7] In 2005, the Royal National Institute of Blind People published an audio version narrated by Juliet Prague.[8] In 2012, the novel was reissued by HarperCollins in print and e-book formats.[7]