Yalom, Marilyn, author.
New York, NY : Harper Perennial, [2015]
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Looking for friendship in the bible — Philosophers and clerics — Premodern nuns — Gossips and soul mates — Precious ladies — Patriotic friendships — Romantic friendships — Quilt, pray, club — College girls, city girls, and the new woman — Eleanor Roosevelt and her friends — From couplehood to sisterhood — Friendtimacy — Give and take : friendship in a market economy — Can women and men be just friends ?
- Examines the history of female friendship, looking at how women were once considered to be incapable of the highest forms of friendship, and how they were able to co-opt this relationship ideal for themselves over the years. –Publisher’s description.
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