The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780446563512)

A grave loss changes the lives of three friends in ways they never imagined in this warm and heartrending debut novel.

What makes a wife a lover?
For Kate, the spark went out of her marriage long ago but her husband doesn't seem to notice. Their role as parents consumes their lives so they need to rekindle the romance they once shared.

What makes a woman a mother?
For Jo, a high-powered career has led her to believe that she doesn't have a single maternal instinct. When an orphan unexpectedly enters her life, she is forced to confront her own unhappy childhood and the walls it has built around her heart.

What makes a man the love of your life?
For Sarah, home is the steamy jungles of Africa while the man of her dreams waits in the air-conditioned confines of Los Angeles. Her longing for this man from the past is blinding her to a new love standing right in front of her.

What these women all have in common is a friend with a generous soul, an irrepressible spirit- and a serious illness. In her final letters, Rachel raises one last question: What makes a friend live in our hearts forever?

Author: Lisa Verge Higgins
ISBN-10: 044656351X
ISBN-13: 9780446563512
Publisher: 5 Spot
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2011
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.03h x 6.79w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/01/2010
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2010 pg. 1232