Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close

A close friendship is one of the most influential and important relationshi ps a human life can contain. Anyone will tell you that! But for all the ros y sentiments surrounding friendship, most people don't talk much about what it really takes to stay close for the long haul. Now two friends, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, tell the story of their equ ally messy and life-affirming Big Friendship in this honest and hilarious b ook that chronicles their first decade in one another's lives. As the hosts of the hit podcast Call Your Girlfriend, they've become known for frank an d intimate conversations. In this book, they bring that energy to their own friendship-its joys and its pitfalls. Aminatou and Ann define Big Friendship as a strong, significant bond that t ranscends life phases, geographical locations, and emotional shifts. And th ey should know: the two have had moments of charmed bliss and deep frustrat ion, of profound connection and gut-wrenching alienation. They have weather ed life-threatening health scares, getting fired from their dream jobs, and one unfortunate Thanksgiving dinner eaten in a car in a parking lot in Ran cho Cucamonga. Through interviews with friends and experts, they have come to understand that their struggles are not unique. And that the most import ant part of a Big Friendship is making the decision to invest in one anothe r again and again. An inspiring and entertaining testament to the power of society's most underappreciated relationship, Big Friendship will invite you to think about how your own bonds are formed, challenged, and preserved. It is a call to value your friendships in all of their com.

Product Info

ISBN: 1982111909

ISBN-13: 9781982111908

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Year: 2020

Type: New

Binding: Hardcover

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