A close friendship is one of the most influential and important
relationships a human life can contain. 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.
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. As the
hosts of the hit podcast Call Your Girlfriend, they’ve become known
for frank and 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 transcends
life phases, geographical locations, and emotional shifts. And they
should know: the two have had moments of charmed bliss and deep
frustration, of profound connection and gut-wrenching alienation.
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. Through interviews
with friends and experts, they have come to understand that their
struggles are not unique. And that the most important part of a Big
Friendship is making the decision to invest in one another 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
complexity. Actively choose them. And, sometimes, fight for them.