The Girls' Almanac
Author(s): Emily Franklin
The Girls' Almanac chronicles the lives of Jenna and Lucy—two thirty-something women who desperately long for a true friend—as well as the lives of the women and men who have touched them: friends, lovers, parents, and neighbors. Set across the Northeast—through suburban neighborhoods, preppy camps, island resorts, and Ivy League colleges—as well as far flung locales like Ecuador and Iceland, The Girls' Almanac traces the friendships of women willing to risk both self-consciousness and intimacy, loss and betrayal, in pursuit of a proper best friend. Exploring the fascinating closeness and distance that female friendships encompass, The Girls' Almanac reveals the map of Jenna and Lucy's interconnected lives, and ultimately their pathways to each other.
Review(s):
“Lovely…snapshots of women which…allow us to see their lives unfold as if we’re leafing through a photoalbum.”
“Reading The Girls’ Almanac is like going on an exotic trip with your dearest friends.”
“Unnervingly perceptive and moving…Franklin has a remarkable talent for diving to the heart of things.”
“Emily Franklin writes beautifully of the essential, pivotal moments in women’s lives.”
“After I finished these stories, I found myself missing the women who populated them. They’d come to feel like closegirlfriends.”
“Emily Franklin’s stories…and her great attention to detail seems an intricate form of nostalgia.”
ISBN: 9780060873400