If you are female and you know me, you must read this book! Shoot, if you're MALE and know me, you must read this book!
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Girls-from-Ames/Jeffrey-Zaslow/e/9781592405329/?itm=1&USRI=the+girls+from+ames+a+story+of+women+and+a+forty+year
I read this while we were at St. John's.
It's the story of 11 girls that met in infancy / childhood / elementary school in Ames, Iowa, and who have maintained their friendship for 40+ years. The book was written by Jeffrey Zaslow, who co-authored Randy Pausch's "The Last Lecture".
I could relate to the storyline since some of my best friends were made before I turned six. I could also relate to the Ames girls' insistence that their friendship was based largely on their common histories... and already knowing all about the others' pasts :)
We are starting a new book club of sorts at school next year. This book will probably be the first one the girls read/discuss together. (I didn't hear of any boys wanting to join but they are certainly welcome! The co-sponsor (Rentel) will probably welcome the male company :)
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8 years ago
Kindred spirits of sorts...I tried to read this book while I was on medical leave. Maybe I need to try again. I got a little bored after Marilyn's chapter. So, I didn't get far. Does it pick up after that? I still have it marked.
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