Description: James and Mauney, friends since the age of 12, record their unfolding lives from their mid-20s through their 40s. By giving sensitive support to each other at key moments, these two women both found their way to balancing marriage, motherhood, and creative careers.
Brief description:
Sara James is an Emmy Award-winning correspondent and anchor who has reported for Dateline, the Today show, and NBC Nightly News. She lives in New York City with her husband and their two daughters.
Review Quotes:
"Their book...pays tribute to the advances that feminism brought...and to the enduring value of female friendship. - Publishers Weekly
"Filled with...concerns about love, work, men, marriage and motherhood...that could be a favorite of women's reading groups." - Kirkus Reviews
"A wonderful book." - CBS This Morning
"Dateline NBC's Sara James and her great friend Ginger Mauney have mastered the art of staying connected." - The Today Show
"Two great friends, two fascinating individual stories, and a memoir that reads like a novel..." - Lian Dolan, author of Satellite Sisters' UnCommon Senses
"James and Mauney write about their friendship . . . in a way that will leave you saying 'Me too.'" - Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Dateline NBC's Sara James and her great friend Ginger Mauney have mastered the art of staying connected." - Today Show
"Sometimes the most unlikely people become best friends...a wonderful book." - CBS This Morning
"Rich tales...A unique window into modern women's quest for meaning and calm in an ever more chaotic world." - Gwendolyn Bounds, author of Little Chapel on the River: A Pub, A Town, and the Search for What Matters Most
"The Bach Minuet of memoirs...two vastly different stories...woven into the other to form a single, gorgeous melody." - Deborah Copaken Kogan, author of Shutterbabe and the forthcoming Suicide Wood
"With grit, honesty, and humor...Their engrossing tale of friendship celebrates the importance of having a confidante." - More Magazine, HOT SUMMER READS
"An honest, funny, often wrenching memoir that follows childhood friends...as they...withstand the ups and downs of marriage and kids." - Parenting Magazine