Although the best of friends, when there are only two open and coveted soloist spots, all three women do unthinkable things to get on top. Leonard, Marion (1998). "Paper Planes: travelling the new grrrl geographies". In Skelton, Tracey; Valentine, Gill (eds.). Cool Places: Geographies of Youth Cultures. London: Routledge. p.117. ISBN 0-415-14920-7 . Retrieved 2019-11-24. For foodie fiction and queer fantasy lovers, one of our favorite friendship books of all time is all about delicious coffee – with a passion that rivals the Gilmore Girls. Ivan’s opinion of the mall soon shifts, and with the help of the mall custodian’s daughter, Julie, he begins to see a way out.

Despite being a children’s book, this 2013 Newberry Award winner should be on everyone’s must-read list.Can Viv keep her shop open with the help of her new eccentric group of friends? And, what happens if she loses this precious stone? Will her friends, love, and newfound success also disappear? This is not a fluffy friendship novel. Encounter infidelity, scandal, lies, recording sex without consent, and older men sleeping with much younger women.

This novel, glinting with what the writer James Salter called “ perfect knowledge and close observation”, contains several configurations of platonic friendship. Alex and Zach have known each other since school, as have Christine and Lydia (their wives). In the criss-cross of ambition and deception that ladders between them over decades, there is another, chiasmic, almost-platonic “happy companionship”. Read it to marvel at the rich delineation of personality and meaning. Sex may be an absent presence in a platonic friendship of course. In fiction, it may be clear to the reader, even if it is not to the characters themselves, that eros is being masked or suppressed for any number of reasons. In life, that same libidinous impulse might roar or be sublimated at any time during the friendship. A free newsletter for those interested in more meaningful friendships. Get helpful tips and the latest information. Sign Up

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