{"product_id":"big-friendship-how-we-keep-each-other-close-9780349013039","title":"Big Friendship How We Keep Each Other Close","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring and entertaining testament to the power of friendship, from the hosts of the hit podcast \u003ci\u003eCall Your Girlfriend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Deeply compelling'' ROXANE GAY \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA close friendship is one of the most important relationships a human life can contain. But most people don''t talk about what it takes to stay close for the long haul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow two friends, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, tell the story of their messy and life-affirming Big Friendship in this honest and hilarious book. Through interviews with friends and experts, they also come to understand that their struggles are not unique. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a call to value your friendships in all of their complexity, to actively choose them and sometimes, fight for them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A deeply funny and immensely heartfelt look into what makes a friendship last despite time, distance, trials and major life changes'' \u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An inspira\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a culture that primarily values romantic or familial relationships, \u003ci\u003eBig Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close\u003c\/i\u003e is a necessary corrective. Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman offer a \u003cb\u003edeeply compelling \u003c\/b\u003ebook 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 each chapter, Sow and Friedman demonstrate how they navigate the nuances of their long-standing friendship with \u003cb\u003eelegance, warmth, and generosity\u003c\/b\u003e. This is the kind of book that \u003cb\u003emakes 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\u003c\/b\u003e. As with your big friendships, this unforgettable book is one you will want to keep close. * Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003eloving, thoughtful and extremely frank \u003c\/b\u003eexamination of the rich and rocky terrain of women's friendships. 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. Here, \u003cb\u003efriendship gets the emotional and intellectual respect it deserves\u003c\/b\u003e; and like any truly great love story, Ann's and Amina's is a \u003cb\u003epage turner\u003c\/b\u003e. I love this book. * Rebecca Traister, author of Good and Mad and All the Single Ladies *\u003cbr\u003eAt its heart, this book is about the power of friendship. In a \u003cb\u003ewonderful and intimate\u003c\/b\u003e portrayal, \u003ci\u003eBig Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e shines a light on how being a friend can be just as eye-opening, challenging, and joyful as being a parent or a partner -- and how it can make you your best self. Aminatou and Ann's story is \u003cb\u003eas universal as it is revolutionary.\u003c\/b\u003e * Hillary Rodham Clinton *\u003cbr\u003eLove can be passionate-transformative, painful, enlivening, bone-deep-without being erotic. In this openhearted book, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman show us how a friendship can be as rewarding and enduring as a marriage, and they urge us to value it accordingly-as they clearly do. These women we love to listen to give us \u003cb\u003ethe gift of a look inside their intimacy, with all its challenges, and it is an inspiration.\u003c\/b\u003e * Ariel Levy, author of The Rules Do Not Apply *\u003cbr\u003eA rich exploration of friendship by the talented women behind the \u003ci\u003eCall Your Girlfriend\u003c\/i\u003e podcast . . . The authors are well equipped to deliver honest and helpful advice to anyone struggling to maintain a healthy union over time and distance. \u003cb\u003eA soul-searching reflection that delivers an emotional journey\u003c\/b\u003e to amplify the self-help tips. * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eFriends and hosts of podcast\u003ci\u003e Call Your \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirlfriend\u003c\/i\u003e, Sow and Friedman celebrate the power of this underappreciated bond. \u003cb\u003eA life-affirming guide to creating \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand preserving great friendships\u003c\/b\u003e * Elle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e could well be the feel-good, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enon-fiction book of 2020. \u003c\/b\u003eFrom the hosts of hit podcast\u003ci\u003e Call Your Girlfriend\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFriendship\u003c\/i\u003e examines how to nurture friendships for the long haul - close friends are the key to happiness, after all. The authors tell the story of their own decade-long friendship, the joys and the pitfalls, and it's a clear reminder of how important friendship is - and will make you want to call you pals after for a chat * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003e[A] thoughtful and highly readable story * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e is an anatomy of the way one particular friendship works, but it is also an argument for taking all amicable relationships more seriously, for understanding them in the terms we usually reserve for romance (the authors share their \"meet cute\" and discuss the \"spark\" and \"chemistry\" between them), and for appreciating the sometimes difficult and time-consuming work it takes to maintain these friendships * Vogue *\u003cbr\u003eAminatou Sow and Ann Friedman are the patron saints of friendship * Bustle *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401848693079,"sku":"9780349013039","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349013039.jpg?v=1730478681","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/big-friendship-how-we-keep-each-other-close-9780349013039","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}