It takes as its subject the committed social bonds that sustain and frustrate us as much (or more!) as any of the sexual and familial ties that we've been trained to take more seriously.
* Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist *īig Friendship is a loving, thoughtful and extremely frank examination of the rich and rocky terrain of women's friendships. As with your big friendships, this unforgettable book is one you will want to keep close. This is the kind of book that makes you want to reach out to your best, biggest friends to say thank you, thank you, thank you for walking in this world with me. In each chapter, Sow and Friedman demonstrate how they navigate the nuances of their long-standing friendship with elegance, warmth, and generosity. Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman offer a deeply compelling book that is part clear-eyed and poignant memoir of a big, invaluable friendship and part frank manifesto on how to nurture the important friendships in our lives in good times and bad. In a culture that primarily values romantic or familial relationships, Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close is a necessary corrective. Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group ISBN: 9780349013039 Number of pages: 256 Weight: 200 g Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 24 mm MEDIA REVIEWS
'Thoughtful and highly readable' New York Times 'A deeply funny and immensely heartfelt look into what makes a friendship last despite time, distance, trials and major life changes' ELLE This book is a call to value your friendships in all of their complexity, to actively choose them and sometimes, fight for them. Through interviews with friends and experts, they also come to understand that their struggles are not unique. Now two friends, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, tell the story of their messy and life-affirming Big Friendship in this honest and hilarious book. But most people don't talk about what it takes to stay close for the long haul. An inspiring and entertaining testament to the power of friendship, from the hosts of the hit podcast Call Your GirlfriendĪ close friendship is one of the most important relationships a human life can contain.
0 kommentar(er)
