The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship is a true story written by columnist Jeffrey Zaslow.
About the book:
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.
Please join us this month in reading the above book and sharing your thoughts. I'll provide a list of questions that might engage our thought processes on Saturday, October 5th's blog post. The floor will be open for discussion on Monday, October 7th via the comment section of this blog.
I look forward to having a successful book club via this venue so pick a copy of this book, read it, and join us on Monday, October 7th. As an incentive, I'll send anyone who leaves a comment, a paperback copy of one of my books - your choice of the three. So what have you got to lose?!!
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