I Know Just What You Mean

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Ellen Goodman & novelist/journalist Patricia O'Brien have been friends & confidantes for more than twenty-five years. They met when both were young divorced mothers, & have since seen each other through the ups & downs of career changes, remarriage, & the challenges of child rearing. They've advised each other through love affairs, argued over politics, debated hormones & hem lengths. They've arrived at midlife fluent in the language of female friendship--and eager to explore the complex relationship that is central to women's lives yet often taken for granted or misunderstood. In I Know Just What You Mean, Goodman & O'Brien get to the heart of what friendship between women is all about. Incorporating numerous interviews with close friends from all walks of life, their book looks at friendships that begin in kindergarten & in nursing homes, those that languish for a period & then resume, & the ones that endure hardships & tragedy. They discuss famous friendships, both real & fictional. & through it all runs an ongoing dialogue between these two remarkable women sure to resonate with every woman who cherishes her female friends. This is the perfect gift book for all occasions.Goodman, Ellen is the author of 'I Know Just What You Mean' with ISBN 9780684842875 and ISBN 0684842874.