Friendkeeping

A Field Guide to the People You Love, Hate, and Can't Live Without

Author: Julie Klam
ISBN: 9781594488061

From the beloved and bestselling memoirist comes a funny and affecting look at making the most of our friendships in an age of isolation.   With her inimitable wit and disarming warmth, Julie Klam shares with us her experiences, advice, and insight in Friendkeeping, a candid, hilarious look at some of the most meaningful and enjoyable relationships in our lives: our friendships.   After her bestselling You Had Me at Woof, about relationships with dogs, Klam now turns her attention to human relationships to great effect. She examines everything—from the curious world of online friendship to the intersection of friendship and motherhood. She even explores how to hang on to our friendships in the toughest circumstances: when schadenfreude rears its ugly head or when we don’t like our friend’s mate.   Klam relays a mix of brand-new and time-tested wisdom—she finds that longtime friends really can grow up without growing apart; that communication is key; that friendship is one of

Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publish Date: 2012

Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Women, Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs, Family & Relationships / Friendship

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Women's Studies)