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. 50,000 first printing.