The Friendship Cure
Reconnecting in the Modern World
by Kate Leaver
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Pub Date 22 Mar 2018 | Archive Date 29 Mar 2019
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Description
'Friendship can change your life as could this book.' Dolly Alderton
Our best friends, gal-pals, bromances, Twitter followers, Facebook friends, long distance buddies and WhatsApp threads define us in ways we rarely openly acknowledge. There is so much about friendship we either don’t know or don’t articulate -
Why do some friendships last a lifetime, while others are only temporary? How do you ‘break up’ with a toxic friend? Can men and women really be platonic? And maybe the most important question: how can we live in the most interconnected age and still find ourselves stuck in the greatest loneliness epidemic of our time? It’s killing us, making us miserable and causing a public health crisis. What if meaningful friendships are the solution, not a distraction?
Kate Leaver’s much anticipated manifesto argues that friendship can cure the modern malaise of solitude, ignorance, ill health and angst. She looks at what friendship means, how it can survive, why we need it and what we can do to get the most from it. From behavioural scientists to best mates, Kate finds extraordinary stories and research, drawing on her own experiences to create a fascinating blend of accessible ‘smart thinking’, investigative journalism, pop culture and memoir.
Advance Praise
‘The Friendship Cure is here to make us love our girl friends all over again… you’ll want to buy it and give it to all of your friends immediately.’ Evening Standard
‘Kate’s look at friendship as a central component to our increasingly isolated and lonely lives really interests me from a social perspective; why are we so disconnected when we’re so connected?’ Guardian
‘Honest and insightful… an excellent read.’ Gemma Cairney, BBC Radio 1
'A lovely, lively look at the importance of friendship as an antidote to loneliness.' Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love
'Kate Leaver's book is a wide-ranging exploration of what friends mean to us –full of rich personal insights and commonsense, accompanied by a good dose of science.’ Robin Dunbar, author of How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
‘A really gorgeous, affirming book which makes me want to find the people I love most in the world and hug them very, very tight.’ The Pool
'Enlightening, relatable, funny, witty and above all… thought provoking and inspiring... Leaver's writing style is lovely – easy to understand, funny and warm. Indeed, I feel like she could easily become a friend of mine!' On: Magazine
‘I’m calling it: Kate Leaver is the new Jon Ronson.’ Rosie Waterland
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780715652534 |
| PRICE | £5.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
Ellie P, Reviewer
This book is utterly amazing! A fantastic, in-depth look into friendship and the different varieties of friendships we will go through throughout our lives. Utterly engrossing, easy to read and touchingly funny in places. Kate Leaver is a fantastic writer and I can't wait to see what she writes next.
Abby S, Reviewer
A wonderful book about friendship warm funny nostalgic a book to share with your closest friends.Reading this brought me back to my teenage years where my girlfriends were everything .We spent all day together at school went for sodas after & called each other as soon as we walked into our homes. Female friendships can be difficult wonderful tense every emotion but so so worth treasuring, #netgalley .#duckworth.
Amanda D, Reviewer
Wow, this was just the book I needed in my life. It's an in-depth look at female friendship. Wonderful book! A Must Read!!
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