Girls from Ames : A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship

English

ISBN: 1592405320

EAN: 9781592405329

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Women/Social Science / Sociology / General/Family & Relationships / Friendship/Biography & Autobiography / General/Social Science / Women's Studies/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 04/05/2010

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis: The instant New York Timesbestseller, now in paperback: a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring story of eleven girls and the ten women they became, from the coauthor of the million-copy bestseller The Last Lecture As children, they formed a special bond, growing up in the small town of Ames, Iowa. As young women, they moved to eighth different states, yet they managed to maintain an extraordinary friendship that would carry them through college and careers, marriage and motherhood, dating and divorce, the death of a child, and the mysterious death of the eleventh member of their group. Capturing their remarkable story, The Girls from Amesis a testament to the enduring, deep bonds of women as they experience lifes challenges, and the power of friendship to overcome even the most daunting odds. The girls, now in their forties, have a lifetime of memories in common, some evocative of their generation and some that will resonate with any woman who has ever had a friend. The Girls from Amesdemonstrates how close female relationships can shape every aspect of womens lives-their sense of themselves, their choice of men, their need for validation, their relationships with their mothers, their dreams for their daughters-and reveals how such friendships thrive, rewarding those who have committed to them. With both universal events and deeply personal moments, its a book that every woman will relate to and be inspired by.

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Girls from Ames : A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship

Illustrated: No

Format: UK-B Format Paperback

Height: 0.97 inches

Width: 5.4 inches

Length: 8.08 inches

Weight: 12.03 oz

Pages: 352