Who Your Friends Are

Nonfiction, Family & Relationships
Cover of the book Who Your Friends Are by Susan Day, Leaping Boy Publications
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Susan Day ISBN: 9781999840129
Publisher: Leaping Boy Publications Publication: September 10, 2018
Imprint: Leaping Boy Publications Language: English
Author: Susan Day
ISBN: 9781999840129
Publisher: Leaping Boy Publications
Publication: September 10, 2018
Imprint: Leaping Boy Publications
Language: English

In the 1950s, two little working-class girls, Pat and Rita, become best friends. ‘Who Your Friends Are’ is about Pat’s friendship with Rita and her sisters as they grow into their very different lives. Rita is ambitious, becomes a model, marries a rock drummer. Pat follows Rita’s career with interest but without envy. She herself follows a conventional route through marriage, children, a job in a caring profession, and always believing in the enduring quality of their friendship.

Now Pat finds herself without a job, with her children all grown up and time on her hands. Her past history with Rita and her sisters is due for a reassessment – what will she make of it?

It is a story about friendship, loyalty and the everyday life (often mundane, sometimes exciting, at times tacky) of ordinary people who have grown up after World War ll. Susan’s writing brings to life the era of post-war change, with its thrills and disappointments.

Pat’s mid-life reflections point up sharply the poignancy of looking back, alongside the very different experiences of her present day world and its troubles. 

Susan Day’s style is economical and understated, but the book gives us a vivid insight into the needs and dramas of everyday life, and the emotions and tensions in Pat and Rita’s families. The characters are rounded and believable, and the lively and eventful story carries the reader along to the end.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In the 1950s, two little working-class girls, Pat and Rita, become best friends. ‘Who Your Friends Are’ is about Pat’s friendship with Rita and her sisters as they grow into their very different lives. Rita is ambitious, becomes a model, marries a rock drummer. Pat follows Rita’s career with interest but without envy. She herself follows a conventional route through marriage, children, a job in a caring profession, and always believing in the enduring quality of their friendship.

Now Pat finds herself without a job, with her children all grown up and time on her hands. Her past history with Rita and her sisters is due for a reassessment – what will she make of it?

It is a story about friendship, loyalty and the everyday life (often mundane, sometimes exciting, at times tacky) of ordinary people who have grown up after World War ll. Susan’s writing brings to life the era of post-war change, with its thrills and disappointments.

Pat’s mid-life reflections point up sharply the poignancy of looking back, alongside the very different experiences of her present day world and its troubles. 

Susan Day’s style is economical and understated, but the book gives us a vivid insight into the needs and dramas of everyday life, and the emotions and tensions in Pat and Rita’s families. The characters are rounded and believable, and the lively and eventful story carries the reader along to the end.

More books from Family & Relationships

Cover of the book The Loneliness Cure: How to Gain Connection and Fulfillment in a World of Isolation by Susan Day
Cover of the book Nutrition for Developing Countries by Susan Day
Cover of the book I Wish He Was Dead by Susan Day
Cover of the book A Disease Called Childhood by Susan Day
Cover of the book Totally Cool Grandparenting by Susan Day
Cover of the book Navigating the Land of If by Susan Day
Cover of the book Unseen Paths by Susan Day
Cover of the book A Relationship Gone Bad: Inside the Mind of an Adolescent by Susan Day
Cover of the book All I Could Be by Susan Day
Cover of the book Mom's House, Dad's House by Susan Day
Cover of the book Family Support and Family Caregiving across Disabilities by Susan Day
Cover of the book Kittens & Cougars by Susan Day
Cover of the book Com'è difficile by Susan Day
Cover of the book A Life Let Go by Susan Day
Cover of the book The Baby Companion by Susan Day
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy