The Virago Book of Friendship - Rachel Cooke blhhgf who played an important role

who played an important role in the author's development as a gay man

Cut loose from the past and confronted with a present missing even the birds of his childhood

she offers an enduring image of sentimental appeal and one that is permanently lodged in our national consciousness

they reflect on the comfort of their cohabiting friendship as it blossoms into a life full of joy and meaning

*****'Everyone who wants to thrive more in their life should have it on their nightstand' Arianna Huffington'Offers practical advice on everything from handling setbacks to relationships

The Virago Book of Friendship - Rachel Cooke blhhgf who played an important roleA fond, fascinated look at women's friendship through the fiction, diaries, and letters of friends'A highly entertaining, often instructive anthology bursting with every kind of amicable or inimical anecdote . . . Cooke has dug deep and uncovered nuggets of pure gold in every form of writing . . . a delicious book about the great power and strength of real friendship' TABLET'There is a lot of joy in this book . . . The late Rachel Cooke anthologises