The Friend who Got Away Twenty Women's True-life Tales of Friendships that Blew Up, Burned Out, Or Faded Away

A collection of essays about the loss of friendship features works by Francine Prose, Dorothy Allison, Katie Roiphe, Ann Hood, Vivian Gornick, and others who write about relationships that dissolved over a gradual period, sudden breakups, or otherwise eroded powerful bonds between once inseparable companions. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.