| The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship Contributor(s): Zaslow, Jeffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592405320 ISBN-13: 9781592405329 Publisher: Avery Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 Annotation: From the co-author of the bestselling "The Last Lecture" comes a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring story of 11 girls and the women they became. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - History | Social History - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.4" W x 8.06" (0.75 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Iowa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The instant New York Times bestseller, 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 Ames is a testament to the enduring, deep bonds of women as they experience life's 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 Ames demonstrates how close female relationships can shape every aspect of women's 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, it's a book that every woman will relate to and be inspired by. |