Among Friends: A memoir of one woman's expectations, disappointments, regrets & discoveries while searching for friends-for-life
by Mary Lou Sanelli

Summary

An intelligent voice. An illuminating book. Sanelli is unsparing as she explores the subject of friendship in women's lives. This is a book of self-discovery: dauntless, smart, funny, beautifully written. Sanelli examines, deeply and sincerely, what friendship means, and what it costs. She pulls no punches. Through contemplation and through personal anecdotes, both her own and others, Sanelli crawls through this morass of conflicts and emerges with a strong sense of self and a much clearer idea of closeness.

"What does friendship look like?" Sanelli discovers that although the answer is complex and nuanced, it surely includes laughter. Lots of it. Along with acceptance, of friend and of self, and a desire to learn from one another.

Praise

"Jaw-droppingly honest." — The Bellingham Herald

"This book came along at just the right time for me." — Honolulu Bookclub

"Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, often insightful, but always poignant, … Mary Lou's writing is comfortable and personal, and completely unforgettable." — Peninsula Lifestyle magazine

"Mary Lou Sanelli...offer(s) a sensitive, personal look at life's tug-of-wars like those between age and time, male and female, war and peace, place and belonging." — Knute Berger

About the Author

Sanelli's nonfiction essays have been published in: Among Friends, The Immigrant's Table and Falling Awake, selected as "one of the most fabulous 2008 Northwest titles" by Seattle writer/reviewer Lesley Thomas. She is also the author of seven poetry collections. Sanelli is a columnist for City Living Magazine, Art Access Magazine and The Peninsula Daily News. Her recent essay/columns have appeared in the Seattle Times, Seattle Post Intelligencer, and Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, and her commentaries have been aired on Weekend Edition, NPR.

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