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The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and Friendship

by Jeffrey Zaslow

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ISBN13: 9781592404452
ISBN10: 1592404456
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From the coauthor of the million-copy bestseller The Last Lecture comes a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring story of eleven girls and the ten women they became.

Meet the Ames Girls: eleven childhood friends who formed a special bond growing up in Ames, Iowa. As young women, they moved to eight different states, yet managed to maintain an enduring friendship that would carry them through college and careers, marriage and motherhood, dating and divorce, a child's illness and the mysterious death of one member of their group. Capturing their remarkable story, The Girls from Ames is a testament to the deep bonds of women as they experience life's joys and challenges — and the power of friendship to triumph over heartbreak and unexpected tragedy.

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. Photograph by photograph, recollection by recollection, occasionally with tears and often with great laughter, their sweeping and moving story is shared by Jeffrey Zaslow, Wall Street Journal columnist, as he attempts to define the matchless bonds of female friendship. It 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.

The Girls from Ames is the story of a group of ordinary women who built an extraordinary friendship. With both universal insights and deeply personal moments, it is a book that every woman will relate to and be inspired by.

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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.

About the Author

Jeffrey Zaslow is a Wall Street Journal columnist and, with Randy Pausch, coauthor of The Last Lecture, the #1 New York Times bestseller now translated into forty-one languages. Zaslow attended Dr. Pausch’s famous lecture and wrote the story that sparked worldwide interest in it. The Girls from Ames also grew out of one of Zaslow’s columns. He lives in suburban Detroit with his wife, Sherry, and daughters Jordan, Alex, and Eden.

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CindyHY, January 1, 2011 (view all comments by CindyHY)
This book touches in many ways: it takes the reader back to her own childhood and teen years, reflecting the times we grew up in; reminds us of the women who have stood by us through the pivotal moments of our lives; and reminds us of why they are still so important to us as we grow older together. It is beautifully written--you can hear that music once more as you stand in the high school gym waiting to be asked to dance, you see yourself jumping on the bed with your girlfriends at a sleepover, and you experience all the angst and adventure of growing up female, with your best friends by your side.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781592404452
Subtitle:
A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship
Author:
Zaslow, Jeffrey
Publisher:
Gotham
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Social history
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Female friendship
Subject:
Regional Subjects - Midwest
Subject:
Women -- Iowa -- Social conditions.
Subject:
Women - Iowa - Ames
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B-Hardcover
Publication Date:
20090421
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2 in 1.12 lb
Age Level:
14-13

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