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A review by jdybs
She Matters: A Life in Friendships by Susanna Sonnenberg
5.0
I love this book. The author tells the stories of her close friendships with women, starting as a young child and moving up to her mid-life. Each friend/relationship is told in one chapter. The author is an emotional, introspective, needy, and extroverted woman, whose relationships are shaped, tainted and in reaction to her very difficult relationship with her crazy mother. Sonnenberg grows through these relationships - through hard work and sheer grit, sometimes - and gains insights into how to be in a healthier relationship.
Sonnenberg is also a brilliant writer. Her prose is lush, detailed and evocative. Her relationships and insights will strike a chord with most female readers, as will her feelings about marriage, mothering, and growing older. I found myself wanting to devour this book and its beautiful words.
Really, women are so lucky that we are able to have such intimate relationships. And we're lucky that Sonnenberg chose to write about hers. Eat your hearts out, guys.
Sonnenberg is also a brilliant writer. Her prose is lush, detailed and evocative. Her relationships and insights will strike a chord with most female readers, as will her feelings about marriage, mothering, and growing older. I found myself wanting to devour this book and its beautiful words.
Really, women are so lucky that we are able to have such intimate relationships. And we're lucky that Sonnenberg chose to write about hers. Eat your hearts out, guys.