The HerStories Project: Women Explore the Joy, Pain, and Power of Female Friendship (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781493752973)

The bonds of women's friendship can be more intimate than marriage, and just as essential to emotional health. From the childhood friend who broke your heart to the college roommate who witnessed you at your highest and lowest, from the lost friendship that ended bitterly to the devoted companion who is still in your life, from the bond that was forged due to shared grief to the shaky connection born with new motherhood, all women have stories to tell about their friendships. The HerStories Project: Women Explore the Joy, Pain, and Power of Female Friendship is a collection of essays from over 50 women writers, encompassing tales of friendship from the sandbox to the inbox. The book includes a foreword from Jill Smokler of Scary Mommy and several chapters on understanding friendship from friendship experts Shasta Nelson and Carlin Flora. In this book, you will read stories of childhood friendship, relationships between sisters, mothers, and daughters, grown-up friendships--both real life and online-- friendships during motherhood, and stories of friendship break-ups and losses. Whether you identify with the new mother who struggles with loneliness, the woman who looks forward to her social media notifications, the challenging and complex relationship of sisters, or the stories of friends that have drifted apart, you will recognize yourself somewhere in the pages of this book.

Author: Stephanie Sprenger, Jessica Smock
ISBN-10: 1493752979
ISBN-13: 9781493752973
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/16/2013
Pages: 262
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.59d