'In sharing their personal story, alongside research from social scientists, Sow and Friedman highlight what it takes for a friendship to last.' A soul-searching reflection that delivers an emotional journey to amplify the self-help tips.' 'A rich exploration of friendship.Having honed a relationship they compare to the one between Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King, are well equipped to deliver honest and helpful advice to anyone struggling to maintain a healthy union over time and distance. 'A deeply funny and immensely heartfelt look into what makes a friendship last despite time, distance, trials and major life changes.' 'Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman are the patron saints of friendship.' It is a call to value your friendships in all of their complexity. And that the most important part of a Big Friendship is making the decision to invest in one another again and again.Īn 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. Through interviews with friends and experts, they have come to understand that their struggles are not unique. They have weathered life-threatening health scares, getting fired from their dream jobs, and one unfortunate Thanksgiving dinner eaten in a car in a parking lot in Rancho Cucamonga. And they should know: the two have had moments of charmed bliss and deep frustration, of profound connection and gut-wrenching alienation. In this book, they bring that energy to their own friendship -its joys and its pitfalls.Īminatou and Ann define Big Friendship as a strong, significant bond that transcends life phases, geographical locations, and emotional shifts.

As the hosts of the hit podcast Call Your Girlfriend, they've become known for frank and intimate conversations. Now two friends, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, tell the story of their equally messy and life-affirming Big Friendship in this honest and hilarious book that chronicles their first decade in one another's lives. Anyone will tell you that! But for all the rosy sentiments surrounding friendship, most people don't talk much about what it really takes to stay close for the long haul. Description A close friendship is one of the most influential and important relationships a human life can contain.

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