Friends Like Us

Name: Friends Like Us
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Lauren Fox
ISBN: 9781611205510

Author: Lauren Fox

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Published: 02/14/2012

Categories: Fiction, Humorous

Synopsis

For Willa Jacobs, seeing her best friend, Jane Weston, is like looking in a mirror on a really good day. Strangers assume they are sisters, a comparison Willa secretly enjoys. They share an apartment, clothing, and groceries, eking out rent with part-time jobs. Willa writes advertising copy, dreaming up inspirational messages for tea bags, while Jane cleans houses and writes poetry about it. Together Willa and Jane are a fortress of private jokes and shared opinions, with a friendship so close there's hardly room for anyone else. But when Ben, Willa's oldest friend, reappears and falls in love with Jane, Willa wonders: Can she let her two best friends find happiness with each other if it means leaving her behind?

About Lauren Fox

Lauren Fox, who earned her MFA from the University of Minnesota, is the author of the novels Still Life with Husband and Friends Like Us. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, Marie Claire, Parenting, Psychology Today, The Rumpus, and Salon. She lives in Milwaukee with her husband and two daughters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Misty on January 11, 2012

**A 2.5 Review** Sooo… it’s been a while since I’ve read chick-lit, mostly because I hate it, (ok hate it is a bit of a stretch, lets just say I wish it intense bodily harm.) but more, because I just can’t bring myself to accept if for review. Now, just so we are clear… I’m not talking about romances......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn on February 14, 2012

I so loved this funny, lovely book about friendship and loyalty and hard choices. It’s a departure from what I typically read (and not a romantic happily-ever-after) but I felt like it was so rich and good, and full of true things about friendship and the heart and human nature here - I was so sad w......more

Goodreads review by Jen on April 21, 2012

I waffle between three and four stars, but just because of the inevitable bummer of an ending. But this was such a fun read until then. I loved the characters and wanted to have drinks with them - they're all quick witted, fun, smart and silly. The book is from mid-20s Willa's perspective, that phas......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on March 19, 2012

I have mixed feelings about this book. I liked it while I was reading it, but the ending went so downhill, now I'm questioning why I liked it. The main character is awful and I don't understand her, and to top it off, the ending was totally ambiguous and we don't even know what ends up happening. I......more