Life Begins and Ends with Girlfriends

LIFE BEGINS AND ENDS WITH GIRLFRIENDS, a nonfiction relationship book. The book, which is written in an engaging personal style, is a life-enhancing look at the nature and the changing face of friendship over the life cycle of contemporary girls and women. The authors share their memories of relationships with friends and family along with highlights from interviews with representative women and girls. While other books have analyzed women's friendships, none have examined the changing bond over a lifetime, using interview responses and references to the current cultural milieu. The authors were inspired to write the book by their personal and professional experiences and by their mutual friendship. Based upon their life experiences and considerable research, Van Ginkel and Newman concluded that girlfriendships are vitally important to women at all ages. This book brings their findings and insights to a general audience.