false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255647720m/6098148.jpg 6098148 5 From the coauthor of "The Last Lecture" comes a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring true story of eleven girls and the ten women they became. Karla, Kelly, Marilyn, Jane, Jenny. Karen, Cathy, Angela, Sally, Diana. Sheila. 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. 6275282 21 4 2009 The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and Friendship total:1165|5:175|4:392|3:390|2:169|1:39| 1165 3990 2770 447 5 5 false false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 05:04:02 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 16:35:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 4 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 26 12:39:07 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 23 22:41:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Mar 17 09:07:44 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 09:10:47 -0700 2009 4 4 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 04:24:06 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 28 19:02:37 -0700 2009 The Girls from Ames is a great story. There are few women who could read this book and not be a little jealous of the love and support these ten women have provided each other for decades. Female friendships are truly unique, and the girls from Ames have graciously opened theirs to the world. Thi...more...]]> 4 0 false true Sun Nov 15 08:18:27 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 09:40:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 07:44:25 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 07:54:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 21:23:34 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 21:29:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 17:12:54 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 17:34:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 07:54:52 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 08:05:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 14:02:41 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 14:22:59 -0700 2009
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